Charles Edward Gallagher was born on November 5, 1921. He was the eldest of seven children, the son of Charles Henry and Mable Ruth Templeton Gallagher. Edward was married to Marilyn Louise Hagerty.
Charles Edward was drafted into the Army Air Corps on March 4, 1943. He was sent to Shepherd Field, Texas for Basic Training and Aviation Mechanics School. He was assigned to the John A. "Jack" Cotner crew and went to Dalhart, Texas. He arrived in Horham in June 4944. He flew 35 missions as a Technical Sergeant and Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on a B-17 and was discharged on July 15, 1945.
Charles continued, after the war, to be in contact with Pilot, John A. "Jack" Cotner, Co-pilot, Valgene M. Mathews, and Waist Gunner, Raymond V. Ptacek throughout their lives. In the mid-1980's he became very active with the 95th BG Memorial Foundation attending yearly reunions across the United States and returning to his original base in Horham, England, five separate times with family.
Charles died on January 22, 2014, at the age of 92, and is now buried in the Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.
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