Thomas Wilson Riley (1918 - 1974)

Born 18 Nov 1918 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Private Thomas Riley served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 9 Aug 1941
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Service ended:

Private Thomas Riley was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Thomas was born in 1919. He is the son of Thomas Riley and Isabelle Lucia.

Sources

United States Federal and State Censuses

• 1940 US Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MFM-95JR : 15 March 2018), Household of J E Osborne, Tract 50, Dallas, Justice Precinct 7, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 255-234, sheet 10B, line 45, family 233, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4179.
• 1930 US Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:1B41-FSX : accessed 26 April 2019), Household of Maria Lucia, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 3B, line 74, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2427; FHL microfilm 2,342,161.
• 1920 US Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M8PT-5XW : accessed 26 April 2019), Household of Alexander N Lucia, Burlington Ward 3, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing ED 47, sheet 13A, line 34, family 262, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1871; FHL microfilm 1,821,871.

Military

• WW2 Enlistment Record: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MDH-ZRRP : 5 December 2014), Entry for Thomas W Riley, enlisted 09 Aug 1941, Ft Francis E Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
• Prisoner of War Record 1: "United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:Q216-2KG3 : 18 February 2016), Entry for Thomas W Riley, 06 Jun 1944; citing Military Service, Germany, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Prisoner of War Record 2?: "United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:Q216-2K2T : 18 February 2016), Entry for Thomas W Riley, 01 Aug 1944; citing Military Service, Germany, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Prisoner of War Note (Link to Arthur Lucia): Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) 03 Oct 1944, Tue Page 8

Other Sources

• Birth: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MKX-6H6F : 6 December 2014), Entry for Thomas Wilson Riley, Birth, 18 Nov 1918, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; from "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008," and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908." Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.
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