Lt James G. Riley (14th Fighter Group)
Details:
A fenced-off monument in a cobblestone area next to the alleyway.
Monument
A vertical inscribed stone slab with a plaque at its base.
Monument Text:
James G. RILEY
Lieutenant de l'aviation Américaine
Abattu le 27 janvier 1944
Dans le golfe de LA CIOTAT à l'âge de 21 ans
ET A TOUS LES AVIATEURS
FRANÇAIS OU ALLIES
MORTS AU CHAMP D'HONNEUR
POUR LA CIOTAT ET POUR LA FRANCE
English translation:
James G. Riley, american aviation lieutenant, shot down January 27th, 1944, in the Golf of Ciotat when he was 21 years old and to all aviators, french and allied, who died on the field of honor for La Ciotat and for France.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
14th Fighter Group
15th Air Force
49th Fighter Squadron, 14th Fighter Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII