Riley Finley Ennis (part 2)
After Pearl Harbor was bombed, the United States Army was looking to keep current educated officers. Riley was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel February of 1942, by December 11, 1942, he was promoted to Colonel. Military records are unclear as to his placement with high command. I sense that his skill set was used to train and set up command organization.
On August 9, 1944, Riley was promoted to Brigadier General, but only as temporary position. By January 1945, Riley served under Major General Roderick P. Allen with the 12th Armored Division, as s Commanding General of Combat Group A. on the borderland of Luxembourg and Belgium…