Charles L. Riley
Oakland, Michigan
Born 1929 Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service Number 16293055
Died while Prisoner of War
Died July 27, 1951 in Korea Private First Class Riley was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on January 21, 1951 and died while a prisoner on July 27, 1951. Private First Class Riley was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Source: Korean War Honor Roll, American Battle Monuments Commission