PFC
John N Gallagher
Aged 24, fallen January 6, 1945
- Unit
- Company H, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 33939837
- Hometown
- Adams, Pennsylvania
- Date of death
- January 6, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery, Conewago Township, Pennsylvania
Private First Class John N Gallagher, serial number 33939837, of Adams, Pennsylvania, served with Company H of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 6, 1945, at the age of 24. He is buried at Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery, Conewago Township, Pennsylvania.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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