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RILEY, Leyman C - Date of
birth
13 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Durand, Shiawassee County, Michigan -
Hometown
Whittemore, Iosco County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36185215 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bickerath, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Grover C. Riley (father)
Deena A. (Shepard) Riley (mother)
Anedra I. Riley (sister)
Iona M. Riley (sister)
Lloyd J. Riley (brother)
J. C. Riley (brother)
Gene A. Riley (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Leyman C. Riley worked on a farm before he enlisted in Traverse City, Michigan on 10 July 1942.He is remembered at the Oakwood Cemetery, Gaines, Genesee County, Michigan.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton, www.abmc.gov, Richard Blunk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / John Channing Neff Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Flint Journal - 17 January 1945