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In memory of
Cedric Earl Riggs
Gunnery Sergeant, Marine Corps
April 12, 1933 to September 9, 2014
- Marine Corps
- 1933 to 2014
- Korea
- Vietnam
- Washington
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- Branch
- Marine Corps
- Rank
- Gunnery Sergeant
- Wars
- Korea, Vietnam
- Born
- April 12, 1933
- Died
- September 9, 2014
Resting place
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 9007006, last updated by the VA September 19, 2014.
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