James Clifford Riley

James Clifford Riley

James Clifford Riley

Major General James Clifford Riley was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from OCS Class 18-66 on 15 November 1966. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry, 82d Airborne, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignments include:  Assistant Battalion Advisor, 4th Battalion, 49th Infantry, Vietnamese 25th Infantry Division, Republic of Vietnam;   Company Commander, Company B, 9th Battalion, 2d Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia;Assistant S-3, 4th Battalion, 35th Armor, 1st Armored Division, West Germany; Company Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division, West Germany;  S-4 and Battalion Motor Officer, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division, West Germany;    Assistant Inspector General, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Sheridan, Illinois;  Secretary of the General Staff, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Sheridan, Illinois;  Deputy G3, 1st Armored  Division, West Germany;  Battalion Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 1st Armored Division, West Germany;  Brigade S3, 3d Brigade, 1st Armored Division, West Germany;  Deputy G3, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;  Battalion Commander, 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;  G3 and Chief of Staff, 2nd Armored  Division (Forward), Germany; Commander, 3d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division, Germany and Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait during Desert Shield/Desert Storm; Chief, European Division, J-5, Joint Staff; Joint Chiefs of Staff Representative for European Security Matters, Washington, D.C, and Vienna, Austria; Assistant Division Commander (Support), 1st Armored Division, Hanau, Germany; Chief, U.S. Military Training Mission, Saudi Arabia; and Commanding General, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, ga. | Colonel Riley is a graduate of OCS, IOAC, CGSC, Army War College, Airborne School, and Ranger School. | His military awards include: Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal w/ four Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachute Badge, and Joint Staff Identification Badge.

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Graduated From
Fort Benning, Georgia
Key Assignment
Assistant Battalion Advisor, 4th Battalion, 49th Infantry, Vietnamese 25th Infantry Division, Republic of Vietnam
Highest Award
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Year Inducted
1991
Branch Of Service
Infantry
Rank
Major General
HF ID #
HF_01452

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