Monona County

 

Sgt. Riley E. Orr

 

 

Riley E. Orr was born Feb. 19, 1918 to Charles and Zada Conway Orr. He died Apr. 22, 1944 and is buried in Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.

Sgt. Orr served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 788th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy and was KIA in England and awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com