Robert Galbraith (Medal of Honor)
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Robert Galbraith | |
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| Born | 18 February 1878 |
| Died | 13 May 1949 (aged 71) Queens, New York |
| Resting place | Long Island Nat. Cemetery 40°45′11″N 73°23′57″W / 40.7530°N 73.3993°W |
| Military career | |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Petty officer third class |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
| Signature | |
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Robert Galbraith (18 February 1878 – 13 May 1949) was a United States Navy recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine–American War.
Galbraith was born in Brooklyn, New York on 18 February 1878,[1] the third child of John and Mary Galbraith (born 1857/1858),[2] immigrants from Scotland. On 5 June 1904, Galbraith married Dora Kemmerer in Brooklyn.[3] They had one daughter named Ruth.[4] In 1920, they were living in Brooklyn and Ruth was twelve years old. Galbraith was working as a civilian clothing inspector at the New York Navy Yard.[5]
By 1930, Ruth was married and her parents had divorced. Dora Galbraith was living with her mother and sister in Brooklyn.[6][7] Robert Galbraith was living on a farm in Brooklyn and working as an inspector with "Cloth U.S. Goom".[8] By 1942, he had moved to Oceanside, New York and told the Selective Service System that he was retired.[9] Galbraith died on 13 May 1949 in Queens,[10][11] and is buried at Long Island National Cemetery in Section DSS, Site 17.[12] After Dora Galbraith died in 1965, she was interred next to her former husband.[13]