AIR COMMANDO 2 Riley, Odell Lee,Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Riley​

• FORENAME

Odell Lee,Jr​

• UNIT

4407 Combat Crew Training Squadron (1 S.O. Wing)​

• RANK

Major​

• NUMBER

0-3084090​

• DATE OF DEATH

18th June 1970​

• AGE

34​

• GRAVESITE

Bethany Cemetery,Aiken,Aiken County,South Carolina​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Georgia​

born 4.2.1936 Aiken,South Carolina​

grew up Augusta,Georgia​

son of Odell Lee and Mary Ann Witherow Bond (nee Steadman) Riley,Augusta,Georgia​

husband of Lois Beverly (nee Wiley) Riley,Panama City,Florida (married 11.8.1957) (1 son Mark,2 daughters Laura and Jamie)​

graduated Richmond High School​

graduated University of Georgia​

13 years service​

served in Vietnam​

award M.S.M.​

pilot​

on TDY from 3250 Flying Training Squadron,Tyndall AFB​

A-1E Skyraider (52-132641)​

training flight​

crashed 17.6.1970 near Hurlburt Field,Florida​

DOI next day Eglin Hospital,Florida​

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