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Title	Oral history interview with Charles P. Gallagher recorded 2008 July 11.
Description	Interview conducted by Joshua Randorf. Charles P. Gallagher grew up in New Haven, Ct. He enlisted in the U.S. Army just after graduation from high school. He had taken military examinations in high school that led him to be placed in the Army Special Training Program (ASTP). He was sent to Camp Fannin, Texas for basic training. Gallagher recalls some of his instructors and the rigorous training he went through there. Because of an infection, he was held back one week from graduating basic training, and instead sent to join a different unit. He was then sent to Hawaii where he was placed in the 7th Division, 32nd Infantry Regiment as a member of the mortar squad. In Hawaii his platoon underwent rigorous jungle training in preparation for fighting in the Pacific Theater. His unit was then sent overseas, where they stopped at Kwajalein and observed the devastation on the island of Truk. In October of 1944 they were sent to Leyte Gulf in the Philippines, where they were the 3rd group to enter into the invasion. It was this battle in which Gallagher was badly injured. He received a very severe wound to his leg. He is unable to remember the incident, only waking up afterward in the aid station. He was eventually brought to the 54th General Hospital on New Guinea where he went through months of healing and physical therapy. He was placed in a Replacement Depot to await assignment to a new unit. Gallagher had wanted to return to his original unit, but the commanding officer remained wary of putting him back into a combat platoon. He instead ended up in a warehouse transportation platoon, where he remained for the duration of the war. After his discharge from the army, he received a B.S. and a law degree from Georgetown University using the G.I. Bill. He joined the Military Order of the Purple Heart and returned to Connecticut.
Coverage	1943-1946
Date Original	07/11/2008
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:37:29
Contributors	Randorf, Joshua
Software	Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions	No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier	VHP2008/19
Creator/Owner	Gallagher, Charles P.
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Army
Unit of Service	7th Division. 32nd Infantry Regiment.
Rank	Corporal
Status	Veteran
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies United States. Army. Infantry Purple Heart Military hospitals Military Order of the Purple Heart
Geographic Location	Fort Devens (Mass.) Camp Fannin (Tex.) Hawaii Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands) Leyte Gulf (Philippines)
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language	eng
Relation	Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource	Moving image
Citation	Charles P. Gallagher Papers. VHP2008/19. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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