Sim H. Riggins, Jr. was born in Georgia on December 12, 1946. He later moved to Newark, NJ.
He enlisted in the US Marine Corps and attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC).
Riggins was killed in action on July 19, 1966 after being wounded in the Quang Tri Province area. He was survived by his father Sim H. Riggins and sister Sweetie M. Norwood. His funeral services were held at Whigham’s Funeral Home and he is buried at Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield, NJ.
Source: NJVVMF.
12/17/2024