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RIGG, Benjamin Dean - Date of
birth
14 August 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36979491 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 January 1945 - Place of
death
Oberwampach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 4 | 36 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Grant D. Rigg (father)
Bernice M. (Osborn) Rigg (mother)
Charles L. Rigg (brother)
Norma J. Rigg (sister)
Clara L. (Cones) Rigg (wife)
Sandra Rigg (daughter)
Benjamin D. Rigg Jr. (son)
More information
Pvt Benjamin D. Rigg enlisted in May 1944 and was sent overseas in November 1944.He is remembered at the Graceland Cemetery in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / John Rigg Descendants Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Marge
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – The Decatur Daily Review Illinois - 13 October 1945