Wes Gallagher
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Wes Gallagher (October 5, 1911 – October 11, 1997) was an American journalist for the Associated Press. He worked as a reporter during World War II. He died in Santa Barbara, California.
James Wesley Gallagher was born October 5, 1911, to James Gallaher and Crispa (Nelson), in California and stayed there for his some of his post-secondary education. He attended Santa Cruz High School, graduating in 1928,[1] and then enrolled at University of San Francisco. Eventually he departed for the campus of Louisiana State University.
Gallagher was a sports writer at the Register-Pajaronian and then worked at thee Baton Rouge Morning Advocate and State Times. While at the State Times he covered the assassination of Huey P. Long. In 1937, he joined the Associated Press at their Buffalo, N.Y. bureau before becoming an Associated Press reporter in 1937 at its Buffalo, N.Y. bureau and was dispatched to become a war correspondent when World War II began.[2][3]
