Anthony F. Gallo

	NAME Anthony Frank Gallo	NICKNAME —	SERVICE NUMBER 341237
	UNIT Company E Second Battalion 5th Marines	HOME OF RECORD 723 Pemberton Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania	NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Frank Gallo
	DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1921	ENTERED SERVICE December 23, 1941	DATE OF LOSS October 25, 1942
	REGION Solomon Islands	CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal	CASUALTY TYPE Missing in Action Declared dead October 26, 1943
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 25 October 1942, Company E, 2/5 sent out platoon-sized patrols to observe the East-West Trail in the battalion sector. The Japanese were active along the front; at 1220, part of one platoon returned, reporting contact with the enemy. One Marine was killed, and Private Anthony Gallo was missing in action. Two days later, a squad from E/2/5 discovered the body of PFC Albert Grdanc lying along the East-West Trail. Grdanc was buried in the field; no trace of Gallo could be found. Private Gallo was never seen nor heard from again. He was declared dead on 26 October, 1943.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart	LAST KNOWN RANK Private	STATUS OF REMAINS Missing in action	MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery

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Excerpt from the 5th Marines Record of Events as it appeared in Phase V of the Division Commander’s Final Report on Guadalcanal. “One killed” refers to Grdanc; “one missing” to Gallo. Note the return of E/2/5 units on 27 October; this was when Grdanc’s remains were found and buried.