Joseph Samuel Gagliano Jr
Military
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Unknown Ground crew; Unknown; T/Sgt. Berchel L. Shope (Shoupe?), Radio Operator; T/Sgt. Joseph F. Zastenchik, Tail Gunner; T/Sgt. Walden P. Southworth, Flight Engineer; Unknown Ground Crew
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
1st Lt. Joe McNeil, Navigator; 1st Lt. Paul D. Jessop, Pilot; 2nd Lt. Joseph Gagliano, Bombardier; 2nd Lt. Edward Waters, Co-pilot
Object Number - UPL 51082 - Sleepytime Gal (42-102527) Lt. Jessop's Crew, 322nd Squadron, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: Unknown Ground crew; Unknown; T/Sgt. Berchel L....
Bombardier Gagliano flew 30 missions with 322nd Sqdn 91st BG from November 1943 to June 1944 and was awarded a DFC, Air Medal and Presidential Unit Citation.
Post war he joined the Memphis Police Dept and, at the time of his death in 1979, was Police Chief of Germantown, Memphis.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
11 March 1921 | ||
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Died |
14 January 1979 |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96365630/joseph-samuel-gagliano;
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Joseph Gagliano.
