Kiley, John W., CPT

Fallen
 
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Last Rank
Captain
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
2162-Operations & Training Staff Officer (G3 A3 S3)
Primary Unit
1942-1944, 1542, HHC, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR)
Service Years
1937 - 1944
Infantry
Captain
Two Overseas Service Bars

 Last Photo   Personal Details 

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Home State
New York
New York
Year of Birth
1919
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Brooklyn
Casualty Date
Sep 18, 1944
 
Cause
KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Netherlands
Conflict
WWII - European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Margraten, Netherlands

 Official Badges 

101st Airborne Division Infantry Shoulder Cord French Fourragere


 Unofficial Badges 




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
World War II Fallen
  1944, World War II Fallen



WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)/Operation Market Garden
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
September / 1944

Description
"35,000 troops, 11,377 dead, wounded or missing, 6,450 captured. Objective was to secure series of bridges over main rivers of German occupied Netherlands. Strategic purpose was to allow allied crossing of the Rhine River. The last natural barrier
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
September / 1944
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
Netherlands American Cemetery
Netherlands American Cemetery - Captain John W. Kiley

  176 Also There at This Battle:
  • Fulmer, Edward Simons, 2LT, (1941-1945)
  • Galbraith, William P., SGT, (1942-1947)
  • Hatcher, Arvil, S/SGT, (1943-Present)
  • Joint, Edward, PFC, (1942-1945)
  • Knapp, William, 1LT, (1942-1946)
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