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Revision as of 02:41, 27 October 2023
Born on October 5, 1915 in. Greenwald, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was the seventh oldest child of Joseph Galetka and Agnes Theresa Monka.
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Description
Emma who stood about 5 foot 11 inches tall was of average build. He weighed about 170 pounds in 1940. He had blue eyes and red hair.
Early Years
- Childhood
- Siblings
- Mary Theresa Galetka
- Anna Marie Galetka
- Joseph P. Galetka
- Agnes Mary Galetka
- William Edward Galetka
- Albert George Galetka
- Elizabeth Bernadette Galetka
- Veronica J. Galetka
- Martha Ann Galetka
- Eleanor M. Galetka
- John Sylvester Galetka
- Frances Theresa Galetka
- Edward Galetka
Education
Emil completed the seventh grade.
Religion
He was baptized into the Catholic faith
He was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Parish in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
Military Service Years
Corporal Emil James Galetka served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He entered the service on 22 April 22, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA and was discharged from service on 11 May 1946 at Great Lakes, Illinois. He served as a corporal of the 3rd Marine Division of the US Marine Corps in the Asiatic and Pacific theaters
Military Service(s): U.S. Marine Corps
Family Years
Married Emma Eleanor Berish on April 14, 1944 at Holy Trinity Church by Robert B. Kealey in Norfolk, Virginia.
The couple had one child:
- Joan Elizabeth Kort
Residences
Working Years
Emil was employed as a cleaning plant operator by R&P Coal Co., and a campus policeman at Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania.
Personal Life
He enjoyed gardening, watching baseball and football, and being outdoors
Death
Emil died from cardiac arrest on September 5, 2002 at Allegheny General, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
He was buried on September 9, 2002 at St. Bernard's Cemetery in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. His grave is located in St. Bernard Cemetery which is located on 200 Clairvaux Drive, about one and half miles northeast of Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.