Anson Melburn Riley
MilitaryAnson Riley was Ball Turret Gunner on B-17 "Destiny's Child" #42-31812 shot down by fighters. Crashed near Chemnitz-Borna, Germany on 20 July 1944. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7281.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31279973
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-759671
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35094206
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
12 March 1924 | Buffalo, New York | |
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Enlisted |
16 February 1943 | Sacramento, California | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
20 July 1944 | captured after bailing out of B-17#42-31812, near Chemnitz, Germany. Interned at Stalag 9C in Bad Sulza, Saxony, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 12 May 1945.” | |
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Died |
22 October 2001 | California | |
| Stockton, San Joaquin County, California | |||
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Buried |
Anson Riley rests at the Park View Cemetery in Manteca, San Joaquin County, California |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records
WWII Draft Card
MACR 7281
NARA Captured German Records :
German KU 2526 report at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293
VETERANS BIRLS Death File
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7281 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database