Facts: - death place: universal city , texas - caption: walter of the united states air force academy , c. early t. 1970s galligan pictured as brigadier general as commandant - death date: 22 december 2010 - allegiance: united states of america - birth date: 14 march 1925 - serviceyears: 1945 -- 1977 - name: walter t. galligan - branch: united states air force - image: lgen commandant -rrb- . jpg galligan , walter turbrush -lrb- bgen - usafa - birth place: bronx , new york - rank: lieutenant general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of walter t. galligan .
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lieutenant general walter turbush galligan -lrb- march 14 , 1925 -- december 22 , 2010 -rrb- was an american air force lieutenant general who was commander of u.s. forces japan , and fifth air force , with headquarters at yokota air base , japan .as commander of u.s. forces , japan , he was the senior u.s. military representative in japan .as commander of fifth air force , he was responsible for the conduct of u.s. air operations in japan and the republic of korea .