Arthur W Riley

Military

Born in 1923, TSgt Arthur Riley was from Chicago, IL. His friend was drafted, so he joined the Army Air Corp, as a UHF Radio Operator. Serving in the World War II European Theater, he was stationed on a B-17 named Mother Brye's Flying Chickens. Somewhere during wartime, he received a Distinguished Flying Cross.

He was mentioned in the November 1961 issue of The MATS Flyer's "Good Show" article (the predecessor to The Mobility Forum). He and his crew of the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Hurricane Hunters) had some Bermuda Triangle troubles with their WB-50 on return to Kindley AFB.

At some point, he was stationed at Charleston AFB, SC. He loved the fishing there!

He returned to Chicago, IL (actually, Hometown) and worked as a Toll Booth Operator, until becoming a pensioner. He began taking road travels around the United States, well into his 70s. He passed away of natural causes in 2005.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Revisions

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Found 366th Winged Skull patches

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Born in 1923, TSgt Arthur Riley was from Chicago, IL. His friend was drafted, so he joined the Army Air Corp, as a UHF Radio Operator. Serving in the World War II European Theater, he was stationed on a B-17 named Mother Brye's Flying Chickens. Somewhere during wartime, he received a Distinguished Flying Cross.
He was mentioned in the November 1961 issue of The MATS Flyer's "Good Show" article (the predecessor to The Mobility Forum). He and his crew of the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Hurricane Hunters) had some Bermuda Triangle troubles with their WB-50 on return to Kindley AFB.
At some point, he was stationed at Charleston AFB, SC. He loved the fishing there!
He returned to Chicago, IL (actually, Hometown) and worked as a Toll Booth Operator, until becoming a pensioner. He began taking road travels around the United States, well into his 70s. He passed away of natural causes in 2005.

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305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia