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Personal info

Full name
RILEY, Everett James
Date of birth
5 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Hobart, Lake County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35365632
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
21st Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Cobru-Noville, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 2 14

Immediate family

Members
Edgar M. Riley (father)
Frances M. (Dawson) Riley (mother)
Lawrence C. Riley (brother)
Sim W. Riley (brother)
Edith (Westbay) Riley (wife)
Joyce E. Riley (daughter)

More information

Pfc Everett J. Riley graduated from Hobart High School in 1939.

He enlisted in August 1942 and was sent overseas in September 1944.

He was married to Edith Westbay on 12 June 1944.

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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, / Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, www.newspapers.com - The Times 12 February 1945, www.11tharmoreddivision.com, Joyce Elaine Riley (Crizer) (daughter)
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem