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Personal info

Full name
GALBRAITH, Henry Jr
Date of birth
2 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
East Palastine, Columbiana County, Ohio
Hometown
Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35588425
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hardingy-Bourcy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 11 89

Immediate family

Members
Henry Galbraith (father)
Gladys (Shaw) Galbraith (mother)
Dale W. Galbraith (brother)
Wayne Galbraith (brother)

More information

Pfc Henry Galbraith Jr. attended high school for four years and was a clerk.
He enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 28 October 1942.
He died of a head injury.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Pictorial Honor Roll - courtesy of Niles Historical Society