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Personal info

Full name
RILEY, Thomas Elsworth
Date of birth
22 November 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri
Hometown
Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
18032447
Rank
Master Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Engineer Combat Battalion,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hünningen-Rocherath, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 15

Immediate family

Members
Mary A. Riley (mother)
Leota Riley (wife)
Norma J. Riley (daughter)
Lois I. Riley (daughter)

More information

M/Sgt Thomas E. Riley was a mechanic before he joined the army.

According to a newspaper article of the The La Crosse Tribune of 17 June 1945, a bomb struck a building in which 18 men of the battalion were in. Eight men were killed and three were wounded.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census, The La Crosse Tribune - 17 June 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet