Joseph Aloysius Gallagher

     Joseph Aloysius Gallagher was born on 21 December 1917 at Binghamton, Broome County, New York.^1,2 He was the son of Aloysius Francis Gallagher and Elizabeth Irene Hennessey. Joseph, age 2, appeared on the US Census of 1920 living at 15 Lathrop Avenue, Binghamton, Broome County, New York,in the household of his parents, Aloysius Francis and Elizabeth Irene Gallagher.³ Joseph, age 12, appeared on the US Census of 1930 living at 937 Grandview Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania,in the household of his parents, Aloysius Francis and Elizabeth Irene Gallagher.⁴ Joseph, age 22, appeared on the US Census of 1940 living at 236 White Morsh Street, Haverford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania,in the household of his parents, Aloysius Francis and Elizabeth Irene Gallagher.^5,6 Joseph registered for the draft giving his age as 22 and his employer as Philadelphia Skyport Inc. on 16 October 1940 at Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.¹

Joseph Aloysius Gallagher married Ruth Dorothy Free, daughter of William Free and Ruth Johnson.



He enlisted 25 July 1944 and was discharge 2 March 1946.² Joseph, age 32 years, and Ruth, age 30 years, appeared on the US Census of 1950 on 1131 Cornell Street, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.⁷ Joseph, age 32 years, and Ruth Free, age 30 years, appeared on the US Census of 1950 at 1131 Cornell Street, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.⁷ When his father died, in January 1970, Joseph lived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.⁹