Jay Morton RILEY Jr
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Source : Brooke Hepler
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-2060095 | ||||||
AGE | 28 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 2 July 1917 Lawrence, Nuckolls County, NEBRASKA | ||||||
ETAT | NEBRASKA | ||||||
FAMILY |
Married to : Marvell May Parents : Jay Morton & Nora Belle Ingram RILEY Siblings : Fawn Laurine, Denton Clair & Lola I. | ||||||
RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
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SQUADRON | 781st Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 465th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
ARMY | 55th Bomb Wing | ||||||
15th US Air Force | |||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 7 March 1945 |
Source : John | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
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DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator Based in Pantanella (Italy) | ||||||
CEMETERY |
SICILY-ROME AMERICAN CEMETERY de Nettuno, ITALY | ||||||
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My grandfather, Jay Morton Riley, Jr., sacrificed his life for our country 75 years ago today. We were honored to visit his gravesite when were on our honeymoon in Italy. He has had an impact on so many people through his sacrifice of service and I'm honored to call him my Grandfather. |
Source : Brooke Hepler
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It was constituted as the 465th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 May 1943 As the war progressed more objectives were set for targets associated with preparing for the Invasion of Southern France which would take place on 15 August 1944. Other operations included bombing troop concentrations and bivouac areas in May 1944 to aid the Partisans in Yugoslavia; attacking enemy troops and supply lines to assist the drive toward Rome, May-Jun 1944; striking bridges, rail lines, and gun emplacements prior to the invasion of Southern France in Aug 1944; bombing rail facilities and rolling stock in Oct 1944 to support the advance of Russian and Rumanian forces in the Balkans; and hitting troops, gun positions, bridges, and supply lines during Apr 1945 in support of Allied forces in northern Italy. In the year the 465th was engaged in combat the Group successfully accomplished the mission assigned. It helped knock out Germany’s refineries, aircraft and munition factories as well as shooting down a number of Nazi Fighters in the sky. It also participated in knocking out strategic gun positions in France paving the way for the invading US 7th Army. The Group was inactivated in Trinidad on 31 Jul 1945. |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Brooke HEPLER - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Facebook.com - Ancestors.familysearch.org - fr.wikipedia.org |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |