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Ace
John
Riggins
MIA (WWII) KIA)

Home:

Lake View

, 

Iowa

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Action Date:

    October 29, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 338 (May 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Ace John Riggins (NSN: 0-363608), United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct as Pilot of a Scout Observation seaplane on 29 October 1944.