1LT Joseph Gary Galambos (1940-1964)

1LT Joseph Gary Galambos Veteran

Birth

25 Oct 1940

Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Death

10 Apr 1964 (aged 23)

Vietnam

Burial

Golden Gate National Cemetery

San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map

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Section 2C, Site 5033

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Lieutenant Galambos died when the helicopter he was piloting lost its tail boom at an altitude of 2500 feet and crashed landed. His co-pilot, Chief Warrant Officer David E. Miller, died as a result of the crash about 8 days later in Saigon Hospital.

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CALIFORNIA
1ST LIEUTENANT
114TH AVIATION COMPANY
VIETNAM
AIR MEDAL & 21 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
PURPLE HEART

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