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Wallace Gallant Collection

Biographical Information

Name:
Wallace M. Gallant
Date of Birth:
1925
Place of Birth:
Steep Falls, ME
Gender:
Male
Race:
White
Home State:
VA

War or Conflict:
World War II, 1939-1946
Status:
Veteran
Dates of Service:
1943-1945
Branch of Service:
Army
Unit of Service:
3rd Battalion, 302 Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division
Location of Service:
Fort Benning, Georgia; England; Luxembourg; Belgium; France; Germany
Battles/Campaigns:
Siegfried Line
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
Prisoner of War:
Unknown
Service Related Injury:
Unknown

War or Conflict:
Korean War, 1950-1955
Status:
Veteran
Location of Service:
Korea; Fort Lewis, Washington; San Francisco; Hawaii
Prisoner of War:
Unknown
Service Related Injury:
Unknown

War or Conflict:
Cold War Era, 1945-1991
Status:
Veteran
Unit of Service:
Headquarters United States Continental Army Command
Location of Service:
Fort Monroe, Virginia
Prisoner of War:
Unknown
Service Related Injury:
Unknown
Service History Note:
Veteran developed a new Basic Combat Training Program.

War or Conflict:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Status:
Veteran
Dates of Service:
1966-1971
Unit of Service:
First United States Air Cavalry Division
Location of Service:
Vietnam
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Prisoner of War:
Unknown
Service Related Injury:
Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:
Video: MiniDV [1 item] --Oral history interview
Manuscript: Biography [1 item] --Typewritten document
Manuscript: Civilian papers (certificates, forms, wills, etc) [1 item] --Typewritten document
Manuscript: Correspondence [4 items] --Typewritten document
Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] --Typewritten document
Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [1 item] --Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)
Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] --Typewritten document
Manuscript: Maps [5 items] --Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)
Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document
Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [4 items] --Photographs
Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item]
Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy
Interviewer:
Donald J. Byers 
Donor:
Donald J. Byers
Donor Affiliation/Organization:
Virginia Air and Space Center
Collection #:
AFC/2001/001/14966
Subjects:
Gallant, Wallace
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Korean War, 1950-1955 -- Personal Narratives

Cold War Era, 1945-1991 -- Personal Narratives

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
Cite as:
Wallace Gallant Collection (AFC/2001/001/14966), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
 
 

 

 

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