Emanuel E. Riley

Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/20/1944

Emanuel Everett Riley was born in Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky on December 30, 1918.

He was drafted into the Army on May 21, 1941 at Camp Blanding, Florida. His home of residence was listed
as Lakeland, Polk County, Florida and his civilian occupation was listed as Baker.
He had completed four years of High School and was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was awarded the Driver Qualification Badge (Wheeled) in Headquarters 22nd Infantry Motorized
General Orders # 9 dated 3 August 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

He was promoted from Private First Class to Technician 5th Grade in Headquarters Company
on July 13, 1944.

Technician 5th Grade Riley was killed in action in France in Normandy on July 20, 1944.

(He was originally listed as Killed In Action on July 26, 1944. In the Morning Report of Headquarters Company
1st Battalion for August 14, 1944, his status was changed to Killed In Action on July 20, 1944.)

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in 4th Division General Orders # 75
dated 17 October 1944.

Emanuel E. Riley was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France in Block I Row 6 Grave 119 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot D Row 22 Grave 8

Grave marker for

Emanuel E. Riley

Photo by

John Tomawski

and

Andreia Lino

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