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Personal info

Full name
GALBRAITH, James Livingston
Date of birth
23 May 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Piffard, Livingston County, New York
Hometown
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York

Military service

Service number
32212605
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 5 3

Immediate family

Members
William J. Galbraith (father)
Bertha N. (Leet) Galbraith (mother)
Gladys Galbraith (sister)
Sharon B. Galbraith (sister)

More information

S/Sgt James L. Galbraith was employed by the Union Carbide Co.

He enlisted in Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York on 4 February 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: Peter Schouteten