John L. Briley was born June 26, 1907 to John Christian and Icie Leah Householder Bierle. He died Nov. 19, 1998 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Lt. Briley served in World War II with the U.S. Navy, training pilots at the U.S. Navy base in Norman, OK.
Sources: ancestry.com