Riley James P.

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James P. Riley is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

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.