Name:
Joseph Patrick Gallagher
Rank:
Flying Officer
Serial Number:
J/25456
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Death:
1944-06-01
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
Plot:
Panel 246
Row:
Grave:
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Comments:
Joseph Patrick Gallagher, of Yonkers, New York, was born on July 7, 1912, in Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Patrick J. and Elizabeth J. Gallagher.
Joseph served in the #138 Squadron (For Freedom) of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flying Officer during World War II. He was declared missing on June 1, 1944, when his Halifax aircraft #LL 409 failed to return from night operations, dropping supplies and agents. His body was never recovered.