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Riley, Samuel W.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant (Second-lieutenant)
Unit:
I&R Platoon, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Husky
For action performed somewhere in July 1943 in Sicily, Italy.

The exact date of action as well as the citation are unknown to us.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987

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