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LIEUTENANT PAUL JAMES RILEY WAR MEMORIAL STONE

LIEUTENANT PAUL JAMES RILEY WAR MEMORIAL STONE
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Location: 701 GREENWOOD AVENUE

City: HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK

State: Arkansas

Zip Code: 71913

Type of Memorial: War Memorial Honor Plaques, Panels. Stones (Individuals)

Access: Cemetery

Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II

Photograph By: COSMOS MARINER

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

Lieutenant Paul James Riley 1913-1942 was a native of Hot Springs, Arkansas. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy class of 1937. After two years at sea, Lt. Riley took flight training at the Pensacola Navy Base. Upon graduation he was ordered to the Pacific Fleet. On June 4, 1942, flying in Torpedo Squadron Six in the Battle of Midway, Lt. Riley was lost. His body was never found. For his feats of heroism, the Navy named a ship, USS Riley (579) DE, in his honor.

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