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ENS Joseph Riddle Jr.

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ENS Joseph Riddle Jr.

Birth
Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Death
4 Feb 1943 (aged 25)
Central, Solomon Islands
Burial
Saint Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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•Distinguished Flying Cross(Posthumous)•
•KIA Operation Cartwheel, Battle of New Georgia Island, central Solomon Islands; Killed after bombing a destroyer of Japan north of the island.•
•Enlisted U.S. Naval Reserve May 28, 1941•

•U.S.S. Riddle (DE-185), Cannon-Class Destroyer Escort, Commissioned November 17, 1943, Decommissioned June 8, 1946 then transferred to France renamed Kabyle (F718)•
•Distinguished Flying Cross(Posthumous)•
•KIA Operation Cartwheel, Battle of New Georgia Island, central Solomon Islands; Killed after bombing a destroyer of Japan north of the island.•
•Enlisted U.S. Naval Reserve May 28, 1941•

•U.S.S. Riddle (DE-185), Cannon-Class Destroyer Escort, Commissioned November 17, 1943, Decommissioned June 8, 1946 then transferred to France renamed Kabyle (F718)•

Inscription

LOST HIS LIFE IN BATTLE
OVER NEW GEORGIA ISLAND


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  • Created by: Thats My Cuz
  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161675196/joseph-riddle: accessed ), memorial page for ENS Joseph Riddle Jr. (6 Jan 1918–4 Feb 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 161675196, citing Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery, Saint Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Thats My Cuz (contributor 48113240).