Riley, Samuel W.

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Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

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.

Sources

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

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