Pete Gallegos

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 09/15/1944

Pete Gallegos was born in Bernalillo, Sandoval County, New Mexico on July 27, 1924.

He was drafted into the Army on September 25, 1943 at Los Angeles, California. His home of residence was listed as
San Pedro, California and his civilian occupation was listed as Unskilled Structural and Ornamental Metal Workers.
He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was promoted to Private First Class in Company C on August 20, 1944.

Private First Class Gallegos was killed in action in Germany, during the 22nd Infantry's first penetration into Germany
on September 15, 1944, in the vicinity of Bleialf.

Pete Gallegos was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Fosse Cemetery, Namur, Belgium and his remains were later returned
to the United States where he was interred in New Mexico on April 20, 1949.

Burial:
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Santa Fe
Santa Fe County
New Mexico, USA
Plot: Q 0 266

Grave marker for Pete Gallegos

Photo by Ron Overley
from the
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