William Russel Riggs

Korean War
Service #658105
UnitWPNS CO 3 BN 5 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathDecember 3 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Riggs was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Riggs was a member of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on December 3, 1950. His remains were not recovered.