Galen Charles Kittleson

By John Coombs
  • Raid of Cabanatuan

    Raid of Cabanatuan

    the Alamo scouts along with the 6th Ranger Battalion liberated 511 P.O.W's

  • Discharged from service

    he retired and became a farmer and became a worker at an International Harvester Implement.

  • Marries Darlene Bruggeman

  • Re-Enlists

    Re-Enlists

    Couldnt stay away being a soldier was a part of him and he couldnt resist it
  • liberates First Lieutenant Nick Rowe

    liberates First Lieutenant Nick Rowe

    liberates him from a Viet Cong camp
  • Son Tay

    Son Tay

    The P.O.W raid was a faliure and caused sadness for Galen for he had failed
  • Promoted to Command Sargent Major of the 1st Special Forces (airborne)

    Promoted to Command Sargent Major of the 1st Special Forces (airborne)

    he served this position till his retirement

  • Retires for good

    retires being the greatest soidier in american history performing 4 P.O.W raids in two wars. earning the Silver Star, Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and many other decorations

  • Forms Boy Scouts (Alamo Scouts)

  • Passing of an American Legend

    Died of cancer. his funeral was held on Monday, May 8, 2006. the song "America" was played as his casket entered the church and the Ballad of the Green Berets as his casket left the church. he is burried in the First Lutheran Cemetery, St.Ansgar, Iowa