Walter T. Galligan
Walter Turbush Galligan (March 14, 1925 – December 22, 2010) was a United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as commander United States Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force, with headquarters at Yokota Air Base, Japan. As commander, he was the senior United States military representative in Japan and responsible for the conduct of United States air operations in Japan and the Republic of Korea. Early life and education Galligan was born on March 14, 1925, in Bronx, New York, where he graduated from St. Michael's Academy in 1942. He graduated from the United States Military Academy, West Point, in 1945 with a Bachelor of Science, his pilot wings, and commission as second lieutenant. Later that same year, he qualified as a pilot in B-17 and B-25 aircraft and in 1946, completed Junior Staff Officer Course. Military career In March 1946 Galligan went to Tullin Air Base, Vienna, Austria, where he became the legal officer and base adjutant. During the Berlin airlift, 1948–1949, Galligan piloted C-47 aircraft between Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany, and Tempelhof Airport, Berlin. Galligan returned to the United States in March 1949 and served as squadron adjutant in the 78th Fighter Wing, Hamilton Air Force Base,