Please note that the times have been updated; the procession is not likely to arrive in Pittsfield before 5:45 p.m.

 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield will be turning out to pay tribute to Air Force Staff. Sgt. Jacob Galliher as his remains are returned home on Friday. 

 

Galliher, 24, was killed when the Osprey aircraft he was on crashed off the coast of Japan along with seven other crew members. The Taconic High School graduate left behind his wife and 2-year-old and 6-week-old sons. 

 

Members of the Pittsfield Police and Fire departments, the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office, State Police and the Dalton American Legion Riders will be escorting Galliher home from Westover Air Force Base along a route that will take them through Lee, Lenox and Pittsfield. 

 

Only invited guests and authorized personnel will be allowed to drive in the procession. Members of the public are welcome to pay their respects along the route beginning at 5:15 p.m. in Lee and 5:45 p.m. in Pittsfield. 

 

 

Galliher will arrive at Westover at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Friday and the procession, as requested by the family, will travel west on the Massachusetts Turnpike:

The family will have some private time at Dery's. 

 

City officials have been working closely with the family, the Air Force and with Dery Funeral Home. Arrival times are subject to change and updates will be shared on the City of Pittsfield's Facebook page.

 

Flags are available to the public and can be picked up, after noon Thursday, at the following locations:

 

• City Hall, 70 Allen St.

• Department of Veteran’s Services, Senior Center, 330 North St.

• Pittsfield Fire Department Headquarters, 74 Columbus Ave.

• Colonial Theatre, 111 South St.