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ROBERT KILEY (2 of 3)

Miller Falls Veteran, Nazi Prisoner, Dies Suddenly—

MILLERS FALLS — Robert Kiley, 22. - youngest .son. of Timothy and the late Mabel (Merritt) Kiley, died last night at midnight in Farren Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
   A paratrooper who was injured  and reported missing overseas after the Normandy invasion, Kiley was discharged from, the army, May 31. He had received .head and leg injuries and lost an eye but had been under treatment in hospitals in Europe and this country previous to discharge
 Born in Millers Falls, Nov. 14, 1923, Kiley attended the local schools and was graduated from Turners Falls high school. He entered the service Nov 2, 1942, and trained as a paratrooper in this country. He received his wings as a parachutist, March 5, 1943, and went to England. Kiley entered Normandy after the invasion and was reported missing in July. He was a German prisoner and liberated by the Allies.
   He was awarded the purple heart with oak leaf clusters and the presidential citation.
   Besides his father, he leaves a sister, Mrs. Victor Ward of Orange, three brothers, John of Miller Falls, Wilfred of Mamaroneck, NY, and Richard of Arlington; and several nieces and nephews.
   The funeral will be Friday at 3:30 at the Thompson Funeral Home., Bridge street followed by a high mass of requiem in St. John’s church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Greenfield.

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