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RILEY, John W - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36749278 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
B Company,
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Domfessel or Dehlingen, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ferdinand W. Riley (father)
Anna E. Riley (mother)
More information
John Riley was employed at the Milwaukee railroad.He was sent overseas on 4 July 1944.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously. The citation cited: On December 4, 1944, Company B of the 53rd Armored Infantry Regiment was clearing the enemy from the town of Domfessel, France. Pfc Riley performed his duties with great coolness under fire, treating several wounded men from his company, and pulling them under cover of a building. He then left the building to render further medical aid and was killed by a shell fragment.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Herald - 6 April 1945, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945, The Daily Herald 29 December 1944
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