Herman W. Galick

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 02/06/1945

Herman Willard Galick was born in Robertson County, Texas on February 23, 1925.
(The application for his grave marker gives his date of birth as February 28, 1926.)

His religion was listed as Catholic.

Herman W. Galick prior to entering the Army

Photo courtesy of his Great-Niece Katie Hammerling

His Army serial number indicates he was drafted into the Army.

The application for his grave marker indicates he entered military service on June 22, 1944.

Herman W. Galick
as a Private, U.S. Army

Photo courtesy of
his Great-Niece
Katie Hammerling

He was assigned to Company A 22nd Infantry from the 14th Replacement Depot on December 26, 1944.

He was transferred to Company B on December 28, 1944.

Private First Class Galick died of wounds received in action on February 6, 1945 in Germany,
during the 22nd Infantry's second penetration into Germany.

Above: The entry for Herman W. Galick in the casualty lists of the 22nd Infantry for the month of February 1945

Courtesy of John Tomawski

Decorations of Herman W/ Galick

Herman W. Galick was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Texas.

Burial:
Saint Marys Cemetery
Bremond
Robertson County
Texas

Grave marker for Herman W. Galick

Photo by Angela Amalfi Solice from the Find A Grave website

Top photo of Herman W. Galick courtesy of his Great-Niece Katie Hammerling

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