Lt. Alfred Riha (1923 – 1991) 

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Lt. Alfred Riha was born and raised in Inglewood, California. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in March 1943, and received his initial pilot’s training in Class 44-A at Santa Ana, CA, along with the other five pilots. He and William Buttner both received Primary Training at Lemoore Army Air Field beginning in June 1943.

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Alfred received his advanced training as a member of Luke Airfield’s “44-A-3” class along with Butner and Brew; his photo is in the SIR! yearbook.

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​Riha piloted C-47 cargo planes while stationed at Tinker Air Base Oklahoma in 1945.​