Military Roll
of the
Dill, Dille, Dilley, & Dilly
Family

 

The following composition is dedicated to all of our ancestors throughout American History, and to our present and future Veterans:

 

THE AMERICAN VETERAN

 

WHEN AMERICA WAS STRUGGLING TO HOLD ONTO IT'S FLEDGLING LIFE, I WAS THERE.

 

MY FEET WERE FROSTBITTEN AT VALLEY FORGE. MANY OF MY COMRADES LEFT IN

 

DESPAIR, BUT I CROSSED THE DELAWARE WITH WASHINGTON AND WON THE BATTLE.

 

I WAS THERE WHEN ANDY JACKSON MET THE RED COATS AT NEW ORLEANS, AND I

 

WAS THERE WHEN TEDDY ROOSEVELT SAID, "FOLLOW ME BOYS", AS WE CHARGED UP SAN JUAN HILL.

 

I WENT "OVER THERE" TO THE MUDDY, BLOODY TRENCHES OF FRANCE AND WHIPPED THE KAISER'S BEST.

 

I WAS THERE WHEN THE MIGHTY ARIZONA WENT DOWN IN PEARL HARBOR, AND PART

 

OF ME IS THERE EVEN NOW.

 

I HAVE BEEN TO PLACES YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE -- PLACES WITH NAMES THAT

 

SOUNDED STRANGE TO YOU WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD THEM -- AND THEN THEY BECAME

 

FAMILIAR. SUCH PLACES AS A HELL HOLE CALLED GUADALACANAL, THE BLOODY

 

BEACHES OF IWO JIMA, OMAHA BEACH, WAKE ISLAND, AND A PLACE CALLED BATAAN

 

WHERE I WAS INVOLVED IN SOMETHING THAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH.

 

I HAVE HEARD THE EXPRESSION, "YOURS IS NOT TO WONDER WHY. YOURS IS BUT TO DO OR DIE",

 

AND I OFTEN DID BOTH.

 

I WAS A TAIL GUNNER ON A B-17 OVER HITLER'S GERMANY. I SAW MANY OF MY BUDDIES

 

GO DOWN IN FLAMES OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC.

 

I WAS THERE AT THE "FROZIN CHOZIN" IN KOREA, AND A PLACE THAT BECAME KNOWN AS

 

"HEARTBREAK RIDGE".

 

I WAS THERE AT THE SEIGE OF KHE-SAHN, AND I BECAME PART OF THE MENU ON HAMBURGER HILL.

 

I HAVE LOOKED OVER MY SHOULDERS FROM LONELY BUS STATIONS, TRAIN DEPOTS,

 

AIRPORTS, AND SEAPORTS, -- AT WEEPING WIVES, PARENTS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, AND

 

YES -- SWEETHEARTS, -- WHO WERE TRYING TO SAY GOODBYE GRACEFULLY --- AND

 

FAILING MISERABLY --- MANY FOR THE LAST TIME.

 

I HAVE RETURNED HOME TO EVERYTHING FROM GREAT CELEBRATIONS AND ACCOLADES TO

 

ANONYMITY AND DERISION. I HAVE BEEN CALLED EVERYTHING FROM A "HERO" TO A

 

"BABY KILLER", --- AND I'LL DO IT ALL AGAIN IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY --- WHY???

 

BECAUSE, WHEN THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION SECURED FOR US THE BLESSINGS OF

 

"LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS", IT WAS NOT WITHOUT SACRIFICE.

 

AND KEEPING THESE BLESSINGS IS WORTH DYING FOR, --- AND I THANK GOD THAT I POSESS

 

SOMETHING THAT PRECIOUS.

 

I WANT THAT FOR YOU, MY FELLOW COUNTRYMAN.

 

I WANT IT FOR MY CHILDREN AND MY CHILDREN'S CHILDREN.

 

I ASK NO REWARDS OR PRAISE --- I ASK ONLY THAT YOU REMEMBER THAT I WAS THERE

 

WHEN YOU NEEDED ME, AND THAT YOU'LL BE THERE FOR ME NOW THAT I NEED YOU --------

 

I AM "THE AMERICAN VETERAN".

 

WRITTEN AND COPYRIGHTED BY VERN MILLER, BILLINGS, MT

(Posted with permission)

 

 

PRE-REVOLUTIONARY ERA


John Dille Woodbridge, N.J. Militia
Jonathan Dille Woodbridge, N.J. Militia


 
FRENCH-INDIAN WAR 1755-1757


David Dill Morgan's company Conneticut Militia, Colony of Conneticut


 
REVOLUTIONARY WAR


Aaron Dilley Lieutenant, Minuteman
Caleb Dille Private, Pennsylvania , Henry Co., buried Knightstown Cemetary NE part of cemetary in old graveyard
David Dilley, Jr. Lieutenant, Crawford's Virginia Militia, Sailor. (Link to Lieut. Dille's headstone)
Ephraim Dilley, Sr., Private. Soldier Morris County, N.J. Records guarded English Prisoners at the Sussex
County Jail, Guard on the Delaware River, & on an expedition over the "Blue Mountains"
Jerusha Dilley Private, Pennsylvania
John Dilly Soldier Morris County, er Morris County, N.J. Records
Joseph Dilley Soldier Morris County, N.J. Records
Price Dilley Private, Pennsylvania
Revidal Dilley Private, Conneticut
Samuel Dille Private, Pennsylvania
Samuel Dilley
Samuel Dille Family Cemetary Valley Pike Ohio
Yellis Dilley New Jersey Militia


 
POST REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Aron Dilly Independence Township, Sussex County Militia 1792

Cornelius Dilly Independence Township, Sussex County Militia 1792
Ephraim Dilley Independence Township, Sussex County Militia 1792

Jesse Dilly Reading Township, Hunterdon County Militia 1792
John Dilley Reading Township, Hunterdon County Militia 1792
Tunis Dilley Reading Township, Hunterdon County Militia 1792
Yellis Dilley Reading Township, Hunterdon County Militia 1792


 
WAR of 1812


Absalom Dille 2 Regiment (Stephenson's), Ohio Militia
Asa Dille Rayen's Regiment, Ohio Militia
Ichavad Dille 134 Regiment (Hosack's) Pennsylvania Militia
Lewis Dille Rayen's Regiment, Ohio Militia
Luther Dille Rayen's Regiment, Ohio Militia
Moses Dille 1 Regiment (Connell's), Virginia Militia
Samuel Dille Rayen's Regiment, Ohio Militia
Thomas Dille Connell's Odd Battalion, Ohio Militia
David Dilley 3 Regiment(Miller's), Ohio Militia Coporal
John Dilley Adam's Battalion, 1812-1813 Ohio Militia
John Dilley Essex County, N.J., Corporal, New Jersey Detailed Militia, Dates of service Sept 1, 1814 to Dec 7, 1814.
Richard Dilley 3 Regiment(Smith'S), New York Militia Private

Richard Dilley Yale's Battalion, New York Militia Private
Samuel Dilley 2 Regiment(Price's), Ohio Militia Private
Abraham Dilly 3 Regiment(Bay's), Ohio Militia Private
David Dilly 3 Regiment(Miller's), Ohio Militia
Henry Dilly 4 Regiment, Virginia Militia
Ichabod Dilly 3 Regiment(Bay's), Ohio Militia
James Dilly Consolidated Regiment(Smith's), New York Militia Elmira, Chemung County, New York
John Dilly Adam's Battalion (1812-1813), Ohio Militia Private
John Dilly Captain John Pierson's Company, Colonel John Dodd's 1 Regiment, New Jersey Militia Corporal
Jonathan Dilly 5 Regiment, Virginia Militia
Lewis Dilly Rayen's Regiment, Ohio Militia
Moses Dilly 1 Regiment(Connell's), Virginia Militia
Richard Dilly Yale's Battalion, New York Militia
Richard Dilly 3 Regiment(Smith's), New York Militia


 
MEXICAN WAR 1846-1848


Lyman Dilley Killed In Action 1847 son of Jesse Dilley


 
CIVIL WAR


All members of the Dill family served in the Confederate Army and all carried the rank of Private.
A P Dill Henry County, Georgia, Confederate Army
Alexander Dill Habersham County, Georgia POW
David W. Dill Carteret County, North Carolina POW
Elias A. Dill Clay County, Georgia
F. M. Dill Cherokee County, Georgia Died during the war
Fred Dill enlisted at Richmond Virginia
G W Dill Habersham County Georgia WOUNDED
Isaac N. Dill Banks County Georgia POW
J. P. Dill Buncombe County, North Carolina
James J. Dill Milton County Georgia WOUNDED
James S. Dill Richmon County Georgia
Jasper N. Dill Cherokee County, Georgia
Jefferson Dill Cherokee County, Georgia
John Dill Cherokee County, Georgia Commisioned as an Officer, Wounded, and a POW
John A. Dill Milton County, Georgia
John P Dill Chatham County, Georgia
Joseph R. Dill Lenoir County, North Carolina
Robert A. Dill Banks County, Georgia
Samuel L. Dill Enlisted at New Hanover County, North Carolina
Solen Dill Enlisted at Camp Bowen, Kentucky


Abraham V. Dille Private Pennsylvania Union Army enlisted 23 Nov 1862
Charles Dille Died Aug 25, 1863 Andersonville, Georgia . Based on place and date of death speculating that Charles died while a prisoner at Andersonville Prison. Can anyone help me on this one?
George W. Dille Company C, 14th Infantry Shelby County, Illinois
George W. Dille Private New York Union Army Enlisted 28 Aug 1863 at Elmira, NY age at enlistment 18 years old
James M. Dille Private Pennsylvania Union army enlisted 19 Sept 1862
Neahmiah Dille US Army?
William Henry Dille Killed in Action Battle of Ringgold 27 October 1863
Aaron Dilley Private Ohio
Aaron S. Dilley Private Aledo, Illinois
Adam C. Dilley Private Pennsylvania WOUNDED
Abner Dilley
Albert Dilley Private Ohio Died during the war Is this Albert Same as son of Abner Dilley
Albert Dilley 91st Ohio Son of Abner Dilley
Alexander B. Dilley Chaplain Enlisted at New Berryville, VA served in New York State
Allison C. Dilley Private Ohio
Almon Green Dilley, Brother to Cassius, Buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Grave 14944 Union Army. Company E, 15th Regiment, Union Infantry Illinois died Jan 28, 1865 cause of death was pneumonia rank private
(Special notes on Almon and brother/nephew from Ruth Dilley: Jerry has a great grandfather and two of his uncles who were in the
Civil War. You have the two uncles- Cassius Dilley who was a member of the 15th Ill. Infantry as was his brother Almon Green Dilley. Both were captured after the siege of Atlanta and placed in Andersonville Prison where Almon died of pneumonia. Cassius lived but was in broken health when released. Gr. Grandfather Lewis Clark Dilley was a member of the 14th and 15th Illinois Regiments . He was captured at the same time and sent to Andersonville. He was there from October 4, 1864 until April 13, 1865. When captured , he weighed 163 pounds and when released weighed only 65.)
Alson C. Dilley 1st Lieutenant Company "C" 125th Infantry, Ohio Killed In Action Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia 27 June 1864
Amos Dilley 1st Sergeant Martinsburg, Ia
Andrew B. Dilley Private Ottawa, Iowa
Andrew G. Dilley Private Eagle Creek, Indiana
Augustus Dilley Private Ohio
Augustus Dilley Private Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Benjamin Dilley Sergeant Pennsylvania
Butler Dilley 1st Lieutenant Pennsylvania
Butler Dilley Private Brooklyn, New York
Butler Dilley Captain Pennsylvania
Butler Dilley 2nd Lieutenant Pennsylvania
Butler Dilley Quartermaster Pennsylvania
Cassius C./M. Dilley U.S. Army 14th & 15th 111 Infantry
Rank: Private Prisoner Andersonville Prison, Georgia
Charles E. Dilley Private Pontiac Michigan
Christian M. Dilley Private Ohio
Clinton Dilley Private Ohio Wounded
C. Teneyck Dilley Private N.J. Volunteer Infantry
Daniel Dilley Private New Jersey
David Dilley Private New Jersey
David K. Dilley Private Ohio
David M. Dilley Private Oskaloosa, Iowa
Denman Dilley Private Taylor County, Iowa
E. V. Dilley Private Minnesota
Edward Dilley Private enlisted at Brooklyn, New York
George Dilley Private Le Sueur County, Minnesota served in Iowa
George Dilley Private Served in Minnesota
George E. Dilley Private served in Pennsylvania
Geroge W. Dilley Private Served in Pennsylvania
George W. Dilley Private Davenport, Iowa Killed during the war
Harvey Dilley Private Markle, Indiana
Hebron H. Dilley Corporal, Served in Ohio
Henry Dilley Private Served in Ohio WOUNDED
Herman Dilley Private served in Ohio
Hiram Dilley Private Effingham County, Illinois
Horatio Dilley Private Valparaiso, Indiana
Ira Dilley US Army(?)
Isaac Dilley Private Ohio
J. W. Dilley Private Indianapolis, Indiana
Jacob Dilley Private New Jersey Wounded, Died during the war
Jacob R. Dilley Private Pennsylvania
James Dilley Private Ohio
James Dilley Private Edgewood, Illinois
James Dilley Private Ohio
James Dilley Private enlisted at Buffalo, New York Died during the war
James Dilley Sergeant Ohio
James L. Dilley Musician Ohio Wounded
James M. Dilley Private Pennsylvania
James M. Dilley Private Pennsylvania Wounded
James M. Dilley Private Pennsylvania
James W. Dilley Private Pennsylvania
James W. Dilley Private Company"L" 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Killed at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862
Jared Dilley US Army Died 1863 son of Dayton Dilley
John Dilley Private Miami County, Indiana
John B. Dilley Private Ohio
John D. Dilley Private Shelbyville, Illinois
John Franklin Dilley 8th Corporal US Army, Minnesota Cavalry Home: St Paul, Minnesota
John F. Dilley Private Minnesota
John H. Dilley Private Ohio
John R. Dilley Private Ohio
John R. Dilley Private Ohio
John R. Dilley Private Lawrence County, Indiana
John S. Dilley Private Minnesota
John W. Dilley Private Ohio Grove, Illinois
John W. Dilley Private Coal Valley, Illinois
Jonah C. Dilley Private Enlisted at Placerville, California
Jonathan Dilley Private Ohio Died during the war 20 years old
Jonathan Dilley Private Huntington County, Indiana
Jonathan Dilley Private Ohio Died during the war 22 years old
Jonathan F. Dilley Private Ohio
Jonathan R. Dilley Coporal Merom, Indiana
Joseph Dilley Bugler Gravesville, Wisconsin
Joseph Dilley Private Laclede, Illinois
Joseph Dilley Private Ohio
Joseph B. Dilley Private Ohio
Joseph C. Dilley Private Ohio
Joseph W. Dilley Private Dubuque County, Iowa
L.C. Dilley Private Company E, 14th Regiment Illinois Prisoner Andersonville Prison Georgia
Lawrence H. Dilley Private New Jersey
Lemuel L. Dilley Private Greenville, Illinois
Leonard K. Dilley Private Putnam County, Indiana
Lewis S. Dilley 1st Lieutenant Ohio
Louis E. Dilley Corporal Pennsylvania
Milton G. Dilley Private Pennsylvania Wounded
Price Dilley Corporal, US Army, B Company 140th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania
4 Sept 1862 to 1 January 1865 discharged due to disability
Richard Dilley Private enlisted at Westfield, New York 18 Enlisted 09/29/62
Richard Dilley Private enlisted at Westfield, New York 18 Enlisted 08/05/62
Richard H. Dilley Musician Ohio
Robert Dilley Private Minnesota
Robert A. Dilley Private Center, Iowa
Robert H. Dilley Son of Edmund B. Dilley, Took father's Place in the Civil war
Robert Henry Dilley Son of Eprhaim Dilley Company A, 7th Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer infantry
Private served 1864 to 1865 mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Samuel Dilley Private Pennsylvania wounded
Samuel Dilley Private Minnesota
Samuel B. Dilley Private Ohio

Samuel B. Dilley Corporal Ottawa, Illinois
Samuel K. Dilley Corporal Pennsylvania

Sebastion C. Dilley Private Hazel Green, Wisconsin
Can anyone tell me if this Sebastion is same as one listed below?
Sebastion C. Dilley Battery F, Fourth United States Artillery, Battles: Winchester, Cedar Mountain, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancerlorsville, Second Bull Run, Gettysburg and others

Siba C. Dilley Private Pennsylvania
Silas Dilley Private Ohio
Thomas A. Dilley Corporal Company "C", 1st Battalion, Engineer's Regiment of the West and 25th Regiment of the Missouri Volunteers. Thomas was all over the war zones at places like Lamine River, Sedalia, Missouri, St Louis, Missouri, Commerce, Missouri, NeW Madrid, Hamborg, Tennessee, the seige of Corinth, Mississippi, Jackson and Memphis, Tennessee, Van Doren's Raid on Holly Springs, Young's Point, Cairo, Illinois, and possibly went with General Sherman on Sherman's march to the sea.
Thomas B. Dilley Private Columbus City, Iowa
Thomas L. Dilley 1st Sergeant Indianola, Iowa 28 yr old, Commisioned/Wounded
Is this same as one listed below?
Thomas L. Dilley Lieutenant
Valentine Dilley Private, Company G, 78th Illinois Infantry enlisted 13 Aug 1862 Killed In Action Chickamauga 20 Sept 1863. Residence when he enlisted: Camp Point, Illinois
Washington Dilley Private Persifer Illinois
William Dilley Private Ohio
William Dilley Private New Jersey
William A. Dilley Private Indiana Died during the war
William H. Dilley Private Ohio
William H. Dilley Private Western, Illinois
William N. Dilley Private Ohio
William O. Dilley Private Illinois
William S. Dilley Private Suez, Illinois
William S. Dilley Private Keithsburg, Illinois
Ziba C. Dilley Private Pennsylvania


 
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR 1898


Elmer Dilly Company L, 7th California Volunteer Infantry Private. Son of James Vinton Dilly and Sarah (Strong) Dilly.
Parley Pratt Dille US Army Company "G", 1st Regiment, Idaho Infantry enlisted 13 May 1898, son of David Buel Dille .
Thomas Dilley Company L, 7th California Volunteer Infantry Private
*both are listed on a monument located in Irvine Regional Park, City of Orange, Ca
need more info on these two as appears they may not have died on the USS Maine
but more likely ground combat also have been given two spellings for names.
Clarence S. Dilley US Army Company "E", 8th Infantry and Company "G" 22nd Regiment 1901-1904 and 1906-1909 Rank: Sergeant, Expert Rifleman, served in Alaska 1908 - 1909, son of Pleasant A. Dilley.
Willard Wood Dille (SAME INFO AS FOR PARLEY PRATT DILLE as they were brothers)


 
WORLD WAR I


Walter Dilley US Navy (Grandson of James W. Dilley Killed at Fair Oaks, 1862)
Laurence E. Dilley serial # 523186 Private of Provost Guard Co. Camp Kearny, CA. 4/19/18. Here is one of those things to drive
researchers nuts: His birth cert. is Laurence Calvin,, not L.E..
Ernest A. Dilley, Sr US Army
Homer Alvin Dilley #131-28-79 enlisted 13 August 1915 at San Diego. Served on the submarine USS F2 as a radioman/electrician. Honorable discharge from the submarine USS F2 as Electrician 1C on 12 August 1919 at San Pedro CA.


 
WORLD WAR II


Bruce Leroy Dilley Staff Sergeant US Army, Squad Leader mortar squad, Company B, 17th Infantry
Division 1944-1946 Stationed in Okinawa and Korea Called up again to
serve during the Korean War in 1951 for 15 months as a battalion
sergeant at Fort Sam Houston Home: Litchfield, Illinois formerly from Pana,
Illinois
Charles Bergen Dilley US Navy Normandy Invasion, Son of Clarence Dilley
Courtney Dilley WWII and Korean War brother to Riley Dilley
Doris Marie Dilley WAVES, daughter of Sheldon E. Dilley. (http://www.library.okstate.edu/dept/scua/women/waves.htm)
Frank D. Dilley US Navy, Prisoner of War, California
Ernest A. Dilley, Jr Us Army Air Corp Served in the Phillipines
Eugene P. Dilley US Army Home: Marlinton, West Virginia son of Uriah H. Dilley
George W. Dilley Captain, US Navy Naval Intelligence George's unit was credited with providing the information which was intrumental in winning the Battle of Midway & turning the tide of war against the Japanese. Work was so secret at Pearl Harbor that they were only known as "The men in the basement"
Henry Dilley US Army? Duty on landing crafts in the South Pacific grandfather of Richard L. Dilley
James Dilley US Marine Corp son of Oleg Dilley
Joe O. Dilley US Army Infantry Home: Boscobel, Wisconsin son of Leonard Dilley
John B. Dilley Private US Army 161st Engineers, Son of Clarence & Gussie Belle Bush Dilley
John H. Dilley Major US Army commander of the "Go-Devils", 2 Battalion, 60th Regimental Combat Team, 9th Infantry Division involved in Operation Torch, Sub-Task Force Goalpost of the Western Task Force whose mission was to invade French Morrocco during the seizing of all of French North Africa. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions mission was to attack Port Lyautey and capture the airport outside the town. Dilley's Battalion landed just below the Sebou and their mission was an immediate attack on an old fort called the Casbah and the light house next to it. It took the better part of three days to capture the fort and 250 prisoners, while Major Dilley's unit experienced 225 casualties.
Joseph L. Dilley US Army Air Corp, Prisoner of War, California
Laurence V. Dilley US Army Air Corp, Prisoner of War, Iowa
Melvin D. Dilley US Army, Private, 870th Ordanance Auto Maint. Company
Killed in Action 29 Jan 1944 monument Normandy, France Michigan
Oleg Dilley US Marine Corps brother of Walter Dilley WW 1
Ralph O. Dilley US Army Air Corp, Prisoner of War, Illinois
Riley Dilley US Army Air Corp, Pilot, WWII and Korean War Lt Col, Retired
Robert A. Dilley US Army Air Corp, Prisoner of War, no state available
Rodney Dilley WWII and Korea brother to Riley Dilley
Rodney" Jim Dilley"Weldy US Navy WWII to 1948 Rank MOMM2/C NOTE 1
Roger Russell Dilley, Army Air Corps T/Sgt. Killed in action over England after completing his 21st mission as a bomber
navigator on March 25, 1945
Ted E. Dilley US Army Air Corp, Prisoner of War, Illinois

Thomas Raymond "Dick" Dilley, US Navy Seabees, Sailor 2nd Class ­ served in Guam 1945


Maxine K. Dilley, 1st. Lt., Army Nurse Corps. 1942 to 1945. WWII

Harlan S. Dilley, Jr., Seaman, USN. 1944-1945. WWII


 
KOREAN WAR


Bruce Leroy Dilley Staff Sergeant US Army, Squad Leader mortar squad, Company B, 17th Infantry
Division 1944-1946 Stationed in Okinawa and Korea Called up again to
serve during the Korean War in 1951 for 15 months as a battalion
sergeant at Fort Sam Houston Home: Litchfield, Illinois formerly from Pana,
Illinois.
Clifford A. Dilley US Army Reserve Serial Number 16274467 Rank: E-5,
Killed In Action 15 September 1950 Home: Madison, Illinois
Courtney Dilley (see listing under World War II)
Riley Dilley (See listing under World War II)
Rodney Dilley (See listing under World War II)
Roger Dilley US Army Medic 1946-1948 1950-1952 Staff Sergeant
Vincent F. Dilley US Army
Michael W. Dill Jr 1st Marine Division, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, serial # 1082389
Killed In Action believe he was killed on Hill 296 overlooking Seoul, South Korea
Glen Lyon Pennsylvania born 9/22/30 died 9/24/50 US Marine Corp

 

POST KOREAN WAR

J.K. "Jack" Dille US Air Force 310th Troop Carrier Squadron RW/A Pope AFB, NC 1955 Was sent to do support missions during the Red Wing series of Atom Bomb tests at Eniwetok Atoll, 1956, and was at Sewart AFB, TN in helicopter squadron there. Jack Dille died in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unsure if death was natural causes or due to being exposed to radtion on the bomb test missions.
William Ralph Dilley, U.S. Navy, Enlisted 3 November 1952, discharge records in Chautauqua County, Kansas. Rank of EN3 on 16 July 1956. Expired term of active obligated service 18 Oct 1956, Date of reserve obligation 2 Nov 1960. William's father was William Elbert Dilley.

 


VIET NAM WAR


Clyde Dilley US Army Rank E-3 Medical technician Walter Reed Army Institute of Research 1961-1963
Charles L. Dilley US Air Force Civil Engineering SMSgt Retired Assignments: Danang and
Phu Cat South Viet Nam Ubon & Udorn Thailand Son of Joe O. Dilley
Fred L. Dilley US Air Force Flight Engineer C-130 aircraft retired after 20 years of service Father of Richard L. Dilley
Dana Allen Dilley US Air Force Serial Number 294366612, Captain, Killed In Action 14 March 1970 entered Viet Nam 20 November 1969 Home: Duncan Falls, Ohio
Danny Dilley US Navy served during Viet Nam and When the USS Missouri fired on Lebanon retired
after 20 years of service. Uncle to Richard L. Dilley.
David Allen Dilley Viet Nam 1968-1969 Crawfordsville, Indiana Initial indication is he served as a chaplain.
Rodney E. Dilley U.S. Air Force MSgt, Retired, Assignments: 9th Strategic Reconnassaince Wing Beale AFB, California , Goose Bay, Labrador , Canada, Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona, 555th Fighter Squadron Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, Zweibrucken, Germany, total time served: 20 yrs and 23 days. Aircraft he worked on were the McDonnell Douglas F- 4 Phantom and the Top Secret Lockheed SR-71. The SR-71 was the only aircraft that I know of to date that went into service and was retired without anyone, other than the aircrews that flew them and the ground crews that maintained them, actually knowing exactly how fast and what full capabilities the aircraft actually had. It is still the fastest aircraft in the world. Rodney was born and raised in Minnesota.
James E. Dilley, Commander, USN. Served from 1965 to 1987. Vietnam. Meritorious Service Medal (2) Retired.
Carole Jackson Dilley, Commander, USN. 1970-1990. Vietnam. Meritorious Sevice Medal (1) Retired.


 
POST VIET NAM WAR


Robert L. Dilley US Air Force Automatic Tracking Radar Repairman, MSgt, Retired 1973-1994
Radar Bomb Scoring, Ground Directed Bombing, Electronic Warfare training
Assignments: Det 14 1Combat Evaluation Gourp (CEVG) (two tours), Det 24 1CEVG ( Milky Bomb Plot)Andersen AFB, Guam Island, 554th Range Group, Nellis AFB, and Tonopah Test Range, Nevada, Det 18, 1CEVG Forsyth, Montana, son of Leroy Bashford Dilley
Leroy J. Dilley US Army infantry son of Leslie D. Dilley
Robert J. Dilley US Navy, Cook, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, son of Leslie D. Dilley

Dillie, John (Jack) Clark, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), U.S. Army Aviation, 1980 - 2002 Served in Operation Joint Forge (Bosnia-Herzegovina)


 
DESERT STORM/DESERT SHIELD


David Dilley US Army Served in Viet Nam and during Desert Storm
Timothy Dilley US Air Force loadmaster C-130 aircraft flew missions to Panama stationed in New
Mexico . Brother to Richard L. Dilley.


Chris Dilley, US Navy aviation electrician, son of Danny Dilley cousin to Richard L. Dilley. AE1(AW) USN 1991-2001 USNR 2001-2004.
He served 2 Persian Gulf cruises, 1 onboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in 1996, and another onboard the USS Kennedy (CV-67) in 1999-2000. Also did 2 cruises in the Med Sea during the Bosnia conflicts onboard the USS Saratoga (CV-60) in 1992 and 1994. He was selected as the 'Maintainer of the Year' for 1999 for his squadron, VS-32, before seperating from active duty. He was awarded the 'Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal' for his gulf cruises, for which he became a VFW member.


 
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM


Tina M. Dilley, SPC, 229th Engineer Co, Wisconsin National Guard, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Deployed to Kuwait May 2003. Daughter of Leslie and Mary Dilley.
 

 

 

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