John H Riley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

media-395033.jpg FRE 5090 The insignia of the 334th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5090 - The insignia of the 334th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group.

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3194 'Little Hell.' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR #400.

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Units served with

334th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3194

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Little Hell
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

VIII Bomber Command 84

Date: 17 August 1943
Official Description:

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Boston, MA, USA	24 January 1942	Residence: Middlesex County, Massachusetts Private, Air Corps
Other Assigned	Wendover, UT, USA	11 March 1943	John H. Riley was assigned to Crew #4, Cuddleback Crew, 384th Bombardment Group on Air Base Headquarters, Gowan Field Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, Boise, Utah. There are no available records to indicate that he deployed to the UK with the 384th Bombardment Group.
Died		17 August 1943
Born	Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Italy	17 August 1943

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Date16 Oct 2023 17:18:17

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Riley, John H (384thbombgroup.com)

Date11 Nov 2021 20:06:15

Contributorjmoore43

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Updated the "Assigned event" per info attached to the event.

Date11 May 2015 20:40:36

Contributorbombercommand

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National Enlisted Data Base

Date11 May 2015 20:39:59

Contributorbombercommand

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MACR 400
384thbombgroup.com
National Enlisted Data Base

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:11

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 400 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

John H Riley: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: FRE 5089 - The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5090 - The insignia of the 334th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb...