Biographical Information

Name:

Ernest E. Gallego

Date of Birth:

1925

Place of Birth:

Los Angeles, CA

Gender:

Male

Race:

Hispanic

Home State:

CA

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War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

97th Bomb Group; 340th Bomb Squadron

Location of Service:

Italy

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1955

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1951-1953

Branch of Service:

Army

Location of Service:

Korea

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [50 items] --Photograph

Computer File: CD [1 item] --Electronic file of photograph(s)

Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [1 item] --Oral history interview

Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item]

Manuscript: Creative works [8 items]

Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item]

Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] --Digitized Copy

Interviewer:

John Van Winkle 

Donor:

David Dreier

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/David Dreier

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/30208

Subjects:

Gallego, Ernest
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Korean War, 1950-1955 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Ernest Gallego Collection (AFC/2001/001/30208), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress