Albert J Riley Jr

Military

Entered service at Camp Upton October 1942. Joined 392nd BG December 1942. Rank at end of WW II was S/Sergeant. Shot down on last mission 19 May 1944 in B-24 #41-29129, Brunswick, Germany, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-29129

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Utica, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 May 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5096 / MACR 5096 & age 388 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45) / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database