RILEY DE 579

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Rudderow Class Type TEV Destroyer Escort Keel Laid October 20 1943 - Launched December 29 1943 USS RILEY DE-579 Commissioned March 13 1944 - Decommissioned January 15 1947 Struck from Naval Register January 25 1974 ROCS TAI YUAN F-27 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Transferred to Taiwan July 10 1968 and renamed Stricken by Taiwan 1996 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15857)

c1945

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Other Information

RILEY earned two battle stars during World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon

NAMESAKE - Paul James Riley USNR (April 12 1913 - June 4 1942)
Riley enlisted in the Naval Reserve December 12 1931 and was appointed Midshipman June 26 1933. Commissioned Ensign 4 years later, he was designated Naval Aviator May 22 1940 and on July 28 he reported for duty in Torpedo Squadron 6 on board USS ENTERPRISE CV-6. Promoted to Lieutenant January 6 1942, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "heroic conduct in aerial combat during the operations of U.S. forces against the Marshall Islands", February 1 1942. A little over 4 months later, during the Battle of Midway on June 4 1942, Lieutenant Riley was killed as he "pressed home his attack" against the Japanese Fleet "in the face of a terrific barrage of antiaircraft fire." For his "extraordinary heroism and courageous devotion to duty" in that battle, he was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously

 

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