Rank/Rate	Gunner's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	268 75 45
Birth Date	June 25, 1915
From	Winterville, Georgia
Decorations	Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Loss Date	April 18, 1944
Location	Off Iwo Jima
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air attack
Remarks	Riley was born in Anderson, South Carolina.

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