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. Private + 3. Private   4. Private   5. Private   6. Private
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2012
  Family ID	F0001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Gerald WWII Gerald Galarneau in uniform
  		Gerald Galarneau late 1930's
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  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Documents

  Gerald Galarneau Obituary 2004

  
  

  Headstones

  Gerald Galarneau Headstone 2004

  
  

• 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.