William Francis Galvin
Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Index of Massachusetts Casualties in World War II (Record Group PS1 / Series 447X)
Died in service. Release of Feb. 1, 1944. Hometown listed as Brighton, MA.
1944
Died after a short illness at the Marine Corps base, New River, N.C. Active duty began Feb. 17, 1942.
1942
Killed in action in the European area. Release of Feb. 4, 1945. Hometown listed as Dorchester, MA.
1945
Killed in action in the European area. Release of Sept. 22, 1944. Hometown listed as Roxbury, MA.
1944
Died of wounds received in action, in No. Africa, July 21, 1943. Release of Aug. 21, 1943.
1943
Killed in action in Italy. Release of Sept. 25, 1944. Hometown listed as Brighton, MA.
1944
Previously reported missing in action. Lost his life somewhere in the Pacific. Notified May 6, 1943.
1943
Killed in Army bomber crash on routine flight at Phoenix, Ariz. Bomb Squad. Air Corps. He was in line for promotion to 2nd Lieut. He has a brother in the Army.
1942
Killed in action. Release of Feb. 20, 1945. 504th Parachute Inf. 82nd Air Borne Div. Hometown listed as Dorchester, MA.
1945
Killed in action in France. Release of Sept. 5, 1944. Hometown listed as Dorchester, MA.
1944
Killed in a plane crash in the Pacific area. Release of Jan. 14, 1945. Aviation.
1945
Died of wounds received in action in France. Nov. 17, 1944. Release of Jan. 8, 1945. Inf. Active duty began Aug. 1943.
1944
Killed in a plane accident in San Antone, Tex. May 6, 1944. Air Force.
1944
Killed in action in the Mediterranean area. Release of Dec. 3, 1943. Hometown listed as Dorchester, MA.
1943
Died in service. Release of Oct. 14, 1944. Hometown listed as Allston, MA.
1944
Killed in a plane accident in Africa on December 2, 1942. Air Corps. Field Artillery (3-22-1941).
1942
Died in an Army Hospital in Italy. Release of July 12, 1944. Air Force. Pilot. Active duty began May 1942.
1944
Died in service in the Pacific area. Release of March 30, 1945. Hometown listed as West Roxbury, MA.
1945
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