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Galloway, G. C. Richard, 1918-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1918 - 2005

Biographical History

G. C. Richard Galloway (1918-2005) was a World War II veteran from Idaho.

George Curtis Richard Galloway was born on January 28, 1918 in Shelley, Idaho to George Curtis Galloway and Sarah Ann Maples. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alabama and South Carolina. On June 2, 1942, he was drafted into the military and volunteered as a flight engineer on a B-17. After his military service he married Lois LaRue Brown in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 25, 1945. Together they had five children.

Later in life the Galloways served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah, Missouri, New Zealand, and Niue. G. C. Richard Galloway died on July 25, 2005 in Meridian, Idaho.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, Feb. 13, 1017 (b. Jan. 28, 1918, Shelley Idaho; d. July 25, 2005 Meridian, Idaho; parents George Curtis Galloway and Sarah Ann Maples; drafted June 2, 1942; m. Lois LaRue Brown June 25, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah; five children; later missions to Utah, Missouri, New Zealand, and Niue)

UPB files, Feb. 13, 2017 (George Curtis Richard Galloway; mission in Alabama and Soth Carolina; volunteered for service on B-17; member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories audio, 2002

 Series — Folder 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232578911]
Identifier: MSS 8954 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains audio cassettes of oral histories by G. C. Richard Galloway and Lois B. Galloway covering 1918-1945. The histories discuss their childhoods in Idaho and their war experiences.

Dates: 2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8954, G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories and transcript

G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories transcript, 2016

 Series — Folder 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232578903]
Identifier: MSS 8954 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains the transcript of oral histories by G. C. Richard Galloway and Lois B. Galloway covering 1918-1945. The histories discuss their childhoods in Idaho and their war experiences. Materials are also included on CD and M-disc.

Dates: 2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8954, G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories and transcript

G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories and transcript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8954
Scope and Contents

Contains oral histories of G. C. Richard Galloway and Lois B. Galloway on cassette tape, CD, and transcript. The histories cover 1918-1945 and discuss their childhoods in Idaho and experiences during World War II, with some brief biographical information.

Dates: 2002; 2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories and transcript

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Audiocassettes 1
CD-ROMs 1
Compact discs 1
Oral histories 1
Transcripts 1
 

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