GOODBYE TO MASON CITY
Armed with the good wishes of their home town, and the gifts of the Citizen’s Victory committee, these 7 men have left for the army and the marines after the customary furloughs following induction.
They are, back row, left to right: Emerson Cahalan, Jack Krueger, marines; William Klatt, Jr. and John Dawson, army.
Front row, Lein Snell, marine; Edward Linderkamp and Robert Gallup, army.
(Locke photo)
Source: The Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, Monday, October 25, 1943, Page 11
Mason City Briefs
Pvt. and Mrs. Robert Gallup, 115 4th street, S. W., became the parents of a 7 pound 9 ounce girl Tuesday morning. Pvt. Gallup is with the army in England. Mrs. Gallup and the baby, Rosella Ann, are making their home with Mrs. Rose Watts, 115 4th S. W. Pvt. Gallup’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gallup, Nora Springs.
Source: The Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, Wednesday, June 07, 1944, Page 14
THIRD BROTHER KILLED IN WAR
Nora Springs Family Makes Big Sacrifice
Nora Springs – Pfc. Robert L. Gallup, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gallup, is the 3rd member of the family to lose his life in the present war.
Robert was killed in action in Germany Nov. 23, according to a telegram received by his relatives Sunday. He had previously been wounded in France (June 10), and had received the purple heart.
Pfc. Gallup went overseas last March and had not seen his baby, Rosella Ann, born June 10. He enlisted in October, 1943.
Robert’s wife lives with her mother, Mrs. Rose Watts, 115 4th street, S. W., Mason City.
Pfc. Gallup was one of a family of 12 children. Surviving are 3 brothers and 6 sisters.
Previously killed in action in the present war were Pfc. Lloyd Gallup in Italy Oct. 14, 1943, and Pvt. Earl Gallup in France July 23, 1944.
Surviving brothers are Cpl. Glen Gallup and Pvt. Harold Gallup, both overseas, and a younger brother, LeRoy, at home.
Source: The Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, Friday, December 15, 1944, Page 4 (photo included)
ROBERT GALLUP OF NORA SPRINGS KILLED IN ACTION
THIRD MEMBER OF FAMILY TO LOSE LIFE IN SECOND WORLD WAR
Nora Springs, Ia. – Pfc. Robert L Gallup, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gallup, of Nora Springs, Iowa, is the third member of that family to lose his life in the present war.
Robert was killed in action in Germany, November 23rd, according to a telegram received by his relatives. He had previously been wounded in France, June 10th, and had received the Purple Heart.
Private Gallup went overseas last March and had not seen his baby Rosella Ann, born June 6th. He enlisted in October, 1943.
Robert’s wife lives with her mother, Mrs. Rose Watts, at Mason City. He was one of a family of 12 children. Surviving are three brothers and six sisters.
Previously killed in action in the present war were Pfc. Lloyd Gallup in Italy, October 14, 1943, and Pvt. Earl Gallup, in France, July 23, 1944.
Surviving brothers are Cpl. Glenn Gallup and Pvt. Harold Gallup, both overseas, and a younger brother, LeRoy, at home.
Source: Waterloo Courier, Sunday December 17, 1944
NOTE: Other siblings were six sisters, Mr. John Keith, Mrs. D. L. Billings, Mrs. Roy Wilson and Mrs. George Wilson, all of Nora Springs; Mrs. Henry Steepleton of Mason City and Mrs. Justus Borchers of Chico, Cal.; and 4 brothers, Pvt. Harold, Pfc. Lynn, Cpl. Glen and Leroy, at home.
Robert Lynn Gallup was born July 26, 1925 to Charles Floyd and Helen Belle Benedict Gallup. He died Nov. 23, 1944 and is buried in Rock Grove Township Cemetery, Nora Springs, IA.
Pvt. Gallup served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was KIA in Germany. He had previously been wounded in France and had received the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
