Database 83rd Infantry Division

Joseph L Gallagher (35753856)

Name Gallagher, Joseph L
Rank Private First Class
Army Serial # 35753856
State West Virginia
Date of death 1944-08-25
Plot, Row, Grave K, 6, 18
Cemetery Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 746 Automatic Rifleman
Unit I Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
Private First Class Gallagher was a member of I Company. The morning report for July 19, 1944 on pages 33 and 34 list him joining the unit from the 41st Replacement Battalion on July 19, 1944. The morning report for August 25, 1944 on page 28 lists him as killed in action. The pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-19 PFC Assigned and joined from 41st Replacement Battalion as of July 19, 1944 I / 330 view page
1944-08-25 PVT Killed in action on August 25, 1944 746 I / 330 view page
General Orders
GO # Rank Award Page
330 / 1944 / #8 PFC

Combat Infantry Badge awarded for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy.

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Various documents
Description Page
Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as killed in action as a Private First Class in 330. 5