Gerald Hector Galarneau
1918 - 2004 (85 years)
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Name Gerald Hector Galarneau Born 20 Mar 1918 Minneapolis, Minnesota 
Gender Male Died 11 Feb 2004 Minneapolis, Minnesota Person ID I0004 My Genealogy Last Modified 2 Feb 2017
Father Hector D. (Joseph Hector) Galarneau, b. 18 Jan 1893, Hull (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce),Québec,Canada , d. 5 Aug 1987, Pine Lake, Minnesota (Age 94 years) Mother Bertha Sophia Fornell, b. 30 Aug 1896, Minneapolis, Minnesota , d. 15 Jun 1981, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 84 years) Married 25 Feb 1915 Minneapolis, Minnesota Family ID F0002 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lillian Frances Graven, b. 18 Apr 1919, d. 20 Aug 2006, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 87 years) Children 1. Private 2. Gerald Hector Galarneau, Jr, b. 6 Mar 1947, Little Rock, Arkansas , d. 14 Apr 2022, Honolulu, Hawaii (Age 75 years) [Birth]+ 3. Private 4. Private 5. Private 6. Private Last Modified 10 Feb 2012 Family ID F0001 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Gerald WWII
Gerald Galarneau in uniform
Gerald Galarneau late 1930's 
Gerald & Gordon Galarneau
Early 1920's Minneapolis
Hector & Bertha with Family
1920's Minneapolis
Hector & Bertha Galarneau's Kids
Gerald, Ruth, Gordon and Richard around 1920 Minneapolis
Documents 
Gerald Galarneau Obituary 2004
Headstones 
Gerald Galarneau Headstone 2004
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Notes - WWII - 2nd Lt, Flight officer 44th Troop Carrier Squadron 316th Troop Carrier Group. Enlisted May 30, 1942 at Greenville, Mississippi Army Air Force. Enslistment shows as single without dependents, completed 4 years college and occuption "Bookkeepers and cashiers, except bank cashiers". Army Serial # 15081426.
The 316th Troop Carrier Group, formed at Patterson Field, Ohio in early 1942, consisted of Headquarters, 36th, 37th, 44th, and 45th Squadrons. Staff sergeant pilots flew their C-47s in support of the British 8th Army across North Africa from Egypt to Tunisia, delivering supplies and pioneering in air evacuation. In July 1943 the Group dropped the 82nd Airborne Division into Sicily (operations HUSKY 1 and 2). In February 1944, the 316th moved to Cottesmore, England, its base for participating in the invasions of France (Normandy, D-Day), Holland (MARKET GARDEN), and Germany (VARSITY). After 30-months of overseas duty, the 316th Troop Carrier Group returned to the US in May 1945.
- WWII - 2nd Lt, Flight officer 44th Troop Carrier Squadron 316th Troop Carrier Group. Enlisted May 30, 1942 at Greenville, Mississippi Army Air Force. Enslistment shows as single without dependents, completed 4 years college and occuption "Bookkeepers and cashiers, except bank cashiers". Army Serial # 15081426.