[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 143 (Thursday, September 14, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1787]
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               HONORS FOR DECORATED WORLD WAR II VETERAN

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                       HON. SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 14, 1995
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of a 
great man, Albert J. Riley, who died shortly before we broke for the 
August recess. Al was the kind of man we don't hear enough about these 
days. He worked hard, raised a family, and served his community and his 
country.
  Like many men in his generation, Al served in World War II. On his 
30th mission with the 392d Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force 576th Bomb 
Squadron, Al was shot down and was held as a prisoner of war for 9 
months. He was decorated as a war hero, receiving the Distinguished 
Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal with three oak leaf 
clusters and the POW medal.
  When he returned from the war, he worked for the New York Telephone 
Co., for 35 years while he and his wife, Ann, raised a family of nine 
children, two of who have died. The others grew up, married, and 
presented Al with 12 grandchildren. After retiring from the telephone 
company, Al joined several of his sons in the restaurant business. 
Anyone who ever went to Riley's Place knows that Al's success in that 
business came from treating customers as though they were family.
  Al was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. 
It's people like Al Riley who have made this country what it is today.


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