Name:
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James G. Riley
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Rank:
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Serial Number:
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O-800593
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Unit:
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49th Fighter Squadron
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Date of Death:
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1944-02-27
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State:
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New York
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Cemetery:
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Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
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Plot:
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Tablets of the Missing
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Row:
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Grave:
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Decoration:
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Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
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Comments:
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2nd Lieutenant James Riley took off from Foggia, Italy air base flying his P-38 Lightning 43-2543 on an escort bombing mission over Salon-de-Provence. He was shot down by a German fighter over the Golf de La Ciotat towards 1230. His plane was found but never fully searched.
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| Details: | |
| A fenced-off monument in a cobblestone area next to the alleyway. Monument A vertical stone slab with a plaque at its base. | |
| Monument Text: | |
| english translation James G. Riley, american aviation lieutenant, shot down January 27th, 1944, in the Golf of Ciotat when he was 21 years old and to all aviators, french and allied, who died on the field of honor for La Ciotat and for France  |
| Description: | |
| Cobblestone space next to the quai alleyway | |
| Address: | |
| Boulevard Guerin , La Ciotat , 13-Bouches-du-Rhône , Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur , France | |
| At the old harbor, between the quais of General de Gaulle and Francois Mitterand, in front of Boulevard Guerin |
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