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Cecil
D.
Riggs
March 24, 1906

–

February 27, 1992

Awards Received

  • Navy Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral (MC)

    Action Date:

    July 1963 – May 1967
    All Hands (February 1968)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral (MC) Cecil D. Riggs, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Assistant Chief for planning and logistics, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, from July 1963 to May 1967, and while serving simultaneously as Inspector General, Medical, until 4 March 1966. His singularly distinctive accomplishments and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

  • Navy Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander (MC)

    Division:

    Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbor

    Action Date:

    December 7, 1941

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander (MC) Cecil D. Riggs, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage, and disregard of personal danger while serving as a Medical Officer at Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbor, during the Japanese attack on the United States Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Despite the severe enemy bombing and strafing of the Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbor, Lieutenant Commander Riggs, on duty at the time, immediately reorganized the medical facilities available to care for the many wounded men arriving at the station from the damaged ships. By his courage, determination, and untiring devotion to duty, Lieutenant Commander Riggs saved many lives. His professional ability, courage, and inspiring devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Medical Corps and the United States Naval Service.