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RIGGINS, Shirley Lloyd - Date of
birth
11 January 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Vanburen, Daviess County, Indiana -
Hometown
Rushville, Rush County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35835336 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
29 December 1944 - Place of
death
Wittlich-Land, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
John R. Riggins (father)
Iva M. (Stuckey) Riggins (mother)
Russell G. Riggins (brother)
Robert Riggins (brother)
Doris Riggins (sister)
Kermit L. Riggins (brother)
James K. Riggins (brother)
Roger Riggins (brother)
Max K. Riggins (brother)
Florence A. (Rees) Riggins (wife)
Lester L. Riggins (son)
More information
Pvt Shirley L. Riggins was employed at Rex Manufacturing Company in Connersville.He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 26 April 1944 and was sent overseas in November 1944.
He was taken prisoner of war and was killed during an Allied bombing raid on Wittilch-Land, Germany. He was initially buried at the municipal cemetery of this town.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Danny van der Groen – Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – James K. Riggins, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Indiana Birth Certificates / Mason Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, Rushville Republican 16 July 1945, www.findagrave.com / https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18238601 - page 220
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery