Armand James Galfo

Military

Object Number - UPL 52932 - Armand Galfo

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions. Harry Ahlers crew.





Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Distinguished himself both in academia and in the United States military, becoming the first Heritage Professor of Education at the College of William & Mary, where he taught for 31 years, and a Colonel in the United States Air Force.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Harry William Ahlers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12120324 / O-835109
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31891

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Shape
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

43-38541

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Diabolical Angel
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Buffalo, New York 16 November 1924 Son of Joseph Darcy and Josephine [Sabella] Galfo.

Enlisted

Buffalo, NY 28 May 1943 Buffalo, New York

Died

Williamsburg, VA 10 February 2018

Buried

Cedar Grove Cemetery Williamsburg, VA 13 February 2018 Cedar Grove Cemetery Williamsburg, Virginia

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/673493419
https://www.fold3.com/record/86638414/armando-j-galfo-wwii-army-enlistm…
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/williamsburg-va/armand…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1379
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187233733/armand-james-galfo

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000,

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