Name:
Isadore Galler
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
36618359
Unit:
576th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
2008-04-22
State:
District of Columbia
Cemetery:
South Florida National Cemetery, Florida
Plot:
Section 35
Row:
Grave:
733
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart
Comments:
TSgt Isadore “Issy” Galler, radio operator of the B-24 Liberator 42-52411, took off from station 118 in Wendling, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over Friedrichshafen. After a rather poor bombing run, the promised fighter escort was late, coming in only after the start of the German fighter attack. The 42-52411 was last seen out of formation drifting south some 15 minutes after bombs away. Galler was later captured and sent to Stalag Luft 4 in Gross-Tychow after being treated at Colmar.