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PVT James Whitcomb Riley Hilley Veteran

Birth: 9 Mar 1915
Georgia, USA
Death: 30 Apr 1945 (aged 30)
Provincia di Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Monument: Florence American Cemetery and Memorial

Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy Add to Map
Plot: Tablets of the missing
Memorial ID: 56364187 View Source

Private, U.S. Army

Service # 6391540

605th Field Artillery Battalion, 10th Mountain Division

Awards: Purple Heart

He and 24 others lost their lives on Lake Garda near Gargnano as a result of the sinking of their DUKW amphibian truck. None of the bodies were recovered

Private, U.S. Army

Service # 6391540

605th Field Artillery Battalion, 10th Mountain Division

Awards: Purple Heart

He and 24 others lost their lives on Lake Garda near Gargnano as a result of the sinking of their DUKW amphibian truck. None of the bodies were recovered

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PVT 605 FA BN 10 MT DIV SOUTH CAROLINA

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Entered the service from South Carolina.

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Maintained by: Moos Raaijmakers
Originally Created by: War Graves
Added: Aug 7, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56364187/james_whitcomb_riley-hilley: accessed ), memorial page for PVT James Whitcomb Riley Hilley (9 Mar 1915–30 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56364187, citing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy; Maintained by Moos Raaijmakers (contributor 47528340).

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