Name:
James P. Riley
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
39169639
Unit:
562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1943-11-29
State:
California
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hear
Comments:
James P. Riley entered the military service in California. He served in the 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and tail gunner of #42-3505 aircraft during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on November 29, 1943 and is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. SSgt Riley was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.