Name: Joseph J Gallatig
First Name(s): Joseph J
Last Name: Gallatig
Place of birth: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Cnty,
Rank: S/Sgt MG Squad Leader
ASN: 33468005
Company: A
Unit: 55th AIB 11th AD
Reported as: KIA
Date of incident: 31-12-1944
Place of incident: Acul, Sainte-Ode area
His story: On December 31, 1944, Lt Murphy was helping S/Sgt Duey Morgan set up an antitank gun on the ridge of the hill to fire at Acul near Sainte-Ode, Belgium. The trail [back part of the gun carriage] was frozen together and as they pulled to spread it, a shell hit the shield. Lt Murphy was mortally wounded but refused aid until his men were taken care of. S/Sgt Duey Morgan, Cpl Hyman Silverstein (gunner), and S/Sgt Joseph J Gallatig, leader of a MG squad setting up nearby, were killed. Some privates in Morgan’s squad were wounded.
note: read the History of 55th Armored Infantry Battalion
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