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Seaman 2nd Class David Joseph Riley (I46947)
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| Født | 1917  22 24 ,Green,Wisconsin |
| Død | 7 december 1941 (Alder 24) USS Oklahoma, Pearl Harbor,Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Universal ID | 9ADD2B89F6D6F634A18F05C63CA51D22B592 |
| Begravelse | MIA -Pearl Harbor,Honolulu, Hawaii Kirkegård: USS Oklahome Monument, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| Sidst ændret | 10 september 2007 - 06:42:26 Sidst opdateret af: dcoplien |
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Seaman 2nd Class USN - Purple Heart -body never recovered Zilmer-Riley American Legion Post #84 was named for David David was a good friend of my fathers. The last day my father could speak, he spoke of David. David and my Dad had joined the Navy together. The government thought he had a bad stomach and delcared him 4F. My Dad never forgave himself for not being the one at Peal Harbor on Dec 7, 1941 -- Published Monday, July 2, 2007 - The Monroe Times The Green County Historical Society Museum houses in its military section, artifacts associated with Seaman 2nd Class David J. Riley of Juda who died at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The Zilmer-Riley Post of the American Legion in Monroe was named in his honor along with that of a World War I casualty. Riley, age 24, was the first Green County resident who died in World War II. His foster parents were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Asmus of Juda. He attended Juda H.S. for two years before moving to Monroe to work at the Monroe bakery and the Moose café; in May 1940 he enlisted into the U.S. Navy. The museum has a shadow box containing various items associated with Seaman Riley, including photos of Riley and his battleship, the USS Oklahoma. The Oklahoma was destroyed and over 400 sailors and Marines on board lost their lives when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the ship capsized in what President Franklin Roosevelt called "a date which will live in infamy." Other items of Seaman Riley include a U.S. casket flag, his Purple Heart Commendation and WWII Campaign medals and correspondence between the Department of Navy and his foster parents. Some of that correspondence included the postal telegraph dated Dec. 21, 1941, sent to Mr. and Mrs. Asmus with the following statement: "The Navy Department deeply regrets to inform you that your friend David Joseph Riley seaman 2nd Class U.S. Navy is missing following action in the performance of his duty and in the service of his country. The Department appreciates your great anxiety and will furnish you further information promptly when received. To prevent possible aids to our enemies please do not divulge the name of his ship or station." His death was later confirmed in May 1942. -- Submitted by John Glynn of the Green County Historical Society -- from The Department of The Navy -- USS Oklahoma, a 27,500-ton Nevada class battleship, was built at Camden, New Jersey. She was commissioned in May 1916 and generally operated in the Atlantic over the next five years. In mid-1918, Oklahoma went to European waters to help protect convoys. Late in that year and in June 1919 she escorted President Wilson during his voyages to and from France. In 1921, the battleship moved to the Pacific, visiting the west coast of South America prior to joining the Pacific Fleet. During most of the rest of the decade, Oklahoma served with the Battle Fleet during its many exercises, drills and Fleet Problems. She participated in the Fleet's trans-Pacific cruise to Australia and New Zealand in mid-1925. In the summer of 1927, she transported Naval Academy Midshipmen from the east to the west coast during their annual training cruise. Oklahoma was modernized at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1927-29, emerging with a greatly altered appearance and notably improved battleworthiness. After brief service with the Scouting Fleet, she returned to the Pacific in mid-1930, and renewed her participation in the Battle Fleet's activities. In July 1936, Oklahoma was sent to Europe to help evacuate U.S. citizens and others during the Spanish Civil War. She rejoined the Battle Fleet in the Pacific later in the year. In 1940, Oklahoma's base was shifted from the U.S. west coast to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on 7 December 1941. Moored outboard of USS Maryland (BB-46), she was hit by a great number of Japanese Type 91 aerial torpedoes. With her port side torn open over much of its length, Oklahoma rapidly rolled over and sank to the harbor bottom, with the loss of over 400 of her crew. Many of the men trapped in her upturned hull were cut free through the intense efforts of Sailors and civilian Navy Yard employees. USS Oklahoma, a 27,500-ton Nevada class battleship, was built at Camden, New Jersey. During 1943, Oklahoma was the subject of a massive salvage undertaking, involving turning her upright, patching her damages and refloating her. She was drydocked late in the year to be stripped of guns and other equipment and repaired sufficiently to make her relatively watertight. Too old and badly damaged to be worth returning to service, Oklahoma was formally decommissioned in September 1944. She was sold for scrapping in December 1946, but sank while under tow from Hawaii to California in May 1947. |
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 Multimedie objekt | USS Oklahoma, Pearl Harbor
Filformat: jpg Billeddimensioner: 450 x 374 Note: The body of David Riley was never recovered |
Multimedie objekt |  USS Oklahoma, Pearl Harbor,Honolulu, Hawaii
Filformat: jpg Billeddimensioner: 450 x 374 Type: photo Note: Seaman 2nd Class David Joseph Riley, foster child of Emler and Della Matzke Asmus was onbaord the USS Oklahoma at Peal Harbor on Dec 7, 1941. His body was never recovered. His name is on the USS Oklahoma monument at Pearl Harbor and on a memorial stone in Mt Vernon Cemetery, Sylvester Township, Green County Wisconsin |
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