- SURNAME
Shamburger
- FORENAME
Riley Watts,Jr
- UNIT
Pilot
- RANK
Civilian
- NUMBER
- DATE OF DEATH
19th April 1961
- AGE
36
- GRAVESITE
lost at sea
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Birmingham,Alabama
born 17.11.1924 Birmingham,Alabama
son of Riley Watts and Mrs Shamburger
father (1895-1975) served as Cook USAAS WW1
husband of Marion Jane (nee Graves) Shamburger
attended Woodlawn High School
USAF in WW2 and Korea
test pilot,Hayes Aircraft Corp.,Birmingham
pilot,Alabama Air National Guard (Major)
award Distinguished Intelligence Cross
B-26 shot down by Cuban fighters over Bay of Pigs,Cuba
DATE OF DEATH:
19-Apr-1961
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