Wallace M. Gallant Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

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

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Location of Service:

Korea; Fort Lewis, Washington; San Francisco; Hawaii

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

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War or Conflict:

Cold War

Status:

Veteran

Unit of Service:

Headquarters United States Continental Army Command

Location of Service:

Fort Monroe, Virginia

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran developed a new Basic Combat Training Program.

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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

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 Byers

Contributor:

Donald Byers

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Virginia Air and Space Center

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/14966

Subjects:

Gallant, Wallace M.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Cold War--Personal Narratives

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Wallace M. Gallant Collection
(AFC/2001/001/14966), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress