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RIGGINS, Francis L - Date of
birth
27 January 1915 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Petersburg, Virginia -
Hometown
Petersburg, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33222740 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Tambach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 17 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Riggins (father)
Pauline Riggins (mother)
Katherine (Brockwell) Riggins (stepmother)
William E. Riggins Jr. (half brother)
Christine Riggins (half sister)
Lillian Riggins (half sister)
More information
Pfc Francis L. Riggins enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 19 August 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.in-honored-glory.info/
Photo source: Nico Leers, http://www.in-honored-glory.info/html/stories/ifriggins.htm