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Lloyd Lewis Gallup

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Lloyd Lewis Gallup

Birth
Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa, USA
Death
14 Oct 1943 (aged 25)
Italy
Burial
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA
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Action was not over, however, for the morning of October 14, brought
orders for the 2nd Platoon to make the river crossing. The movement was
made by foot and as the platoon cleared the Division bridge, the last mortar
cart struck a road mine and inflicted the first serious battle casualties for
the Company in its 35 days of combat. The mortar cart and mortar parts
were blown with such force that two men were instantly killed by flying
fragments of steel. The platoon sergeant, Staff Sergeant Clarence Acker and
platoon medic, Pfc. Lloyd Gallup were the victims. Five other men were
injured by this mishap and all had to be evacuated to a hospital, while the
remaining three mortars moved on to another position. This first taste of the
misfortune of war prepared the men for moments of a disheartening nature in
the future, and made them realize it would cost human American lives to
preserve Democracy and Freedom.
Source: 84th Chemical Mortar Battalion History

Contributor: MAJ Jimmy Cotton (48803557)
Action was not over, however, for the morning of October 14, brought
orders for the 2nd Platoon to make the river crossing. The movement was
made by foot and as the platoon cleared the Division bridge, the last mortar
cart struck a road mine and inflicted the first serious battle casualties for
the Company in its 35 days of combat. The mortar cart and mortar parts
were blown with such force that two men were instantly killed by flying
fragments of steel. The platoon sergeant, Staff Sergeant Clarence Acker and
platoon medic, Pfc. Lloyd Gallup were the victims. Five other men were
injured by this mishap and all had to be evacuated to a hospital, while the
remaining three mortars moved on to another position. This first taste of the
misfortune of war prepared the men for moments of a disheartening nature in
the future, and made them realize it would cost human American lives to
preserve Democracy and Freedom.
Source: 84th Chemical Mortar Battalion History

Contributor: MAJ Jimmy Cotton (48803557)

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