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Personal info

Full name
RILEY, Thomas Lee
Date of birth
11 July 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Paoli, Orange County, Indiana
Hometown
Newton County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35043827
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 October 1944
Place of death
Near Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 53

Immediate family

Members
Henry J. Riley (father)
Lucinda E. (Ross) Riley (mother)
Addie E. Riley (sister)
Lena A. Riley (sister)
James W. Riley (brother)
Opal I. Riley (sister)
John W. Riley (brother)
Mary M. Riley (sister)
Ada M. (Bootz) Riley (wife)

More information

Pfc Thomas L. Riley was a carpenter.

He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 19 March 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, www.newspapers.com - Chadron Record 3 August 1944 / Journal and Courier 15 November 1944

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com