Born 15 January 1906
Killed in Action 18 December 1944
Buried at Wheeler Hill Cemetery, Pikeville, TN
Private
16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Division, Battery B
Pvt Charles (Charlie) Riggs was the son of William Armstrong (Will) Riggs and Narcissa Eveline (Evie) Elliott. He fought in the European Theater in the Ardennes, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany.
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 15 January 1906
- Date of death: 18 December 1944
- County: Bledsoe
- Hometown: Pikeville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Wheeler Hill Cemetery, Pikeville, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VI, Middle Panel
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