Military related information:

- Service Number -4002507

- Enroute to France from Camp Gordon August Auto Repl Draft Co #20 Infantry.
Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Edward P Reilly
Departure Date: 31 Aug 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: Rfd #1
Residence Place: Coggon, Iowa
Father: John Reilly
Ship: Leviathan
Rank: Private
Service Number: 4002507
Notes: Camp Gordon August Automatic Replacement Draft Company #20 Infantry

- Company L, 2nd Platoon

- Company L Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. Joined Nov. 2nd. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. Absent Sick since 25 April 1919. - Personnel Report 2 May 1919 Sick in hospital.

- Return to US: Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Edward Reilly
Departure Date: 4 Jun 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 12 Jun 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Coggan Iowa
Father: John Reilly
Ship: LEVIATHAN
Military Unit: CO L 132 INF
Rank: Private
Service Number: 4002507
Notes: CONVALESCENT DETACHMENT # 302

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps
 

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Edward P Riley
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1920: Boulder, Linn, Iowa
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John Riley
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Name: Mary J Riley
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Farm
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
John Riley 57 Head
Mary J Riley 56 Wife
Edward P Riley 25 Son
Bertillce I Riley 19 Daughter
Mable G Riley 16 Daughter

the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Edward Reilly
Birth Year: abt 1894
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 36
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Boulder, Linn, Iowa, USA
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 31
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Edward Reilly 36 Head
Doris Reilly 27 Wife
John Brunen 21 Laborer

the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Edward P Riley
Respondent: Yes
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Boulder, Linn, Iowa
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Boulder, Linn, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Boulder
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 4000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 65
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Edward P Riley 45 Head
Doris Riley 37 Wife
Anna Morrisey 33 Housekeeper
Orvins Larson 22 Laborer

WWII Draft Registration.

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Find A Grave:DEATH 25 Jun 1958 (aged 63)
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Calvary Cemetery. Ryan, Delaware County, Iowa,
Son of Mary & John Reilly of Coggon. A carpenter, living in Coggon, he came in contact with an electrical wire and died of his burns. he was survived by his wife, Doris, his son John, and 4 sisters, Genevieve Delay, Olive Holub, Burtilla Burke & Mabel Morrissey.

Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations
Name: Edward Patrick Reilly
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Jun 1958
Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
Event Place (Original): Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Age: 63
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1894
Birthplace: Ryan, Iowa
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Mary Leonard

BillionGraves
Name: Edward P Reilly
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Ryan, Delaware, Iowa
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery
Birth Date: 1894
Death Date: 1958

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: Edward Patrick Reilly
Private, Company L, 3 Infantry (should be 132nd Infantry)
S/N 4002507
Event Type: Military Service
Enlisted: 25 July 1918
Event Date: 20 Jun 1919 Discharged
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: Coggon, Ia
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1894
Death Date: 25 Jun 1958

Miscellaneous:

Iowa, Marriage Records
Name: Edward P Reilly
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1895
Birth Place: Ryan, Iowa
Residence Place: Coggon
Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1925
Marriage Place: Ryan, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Father: John Reilly
Mother: Mary Leonard
Spouse: Doris McDonald

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