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Sam Riggs |
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1st Lt. - U.S. Army Air Corps - B-17 Pilot |
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Active Duty 1943 - 1945 |
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World War II |
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U.S. - England - Europe |
| SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES
Sam first entered the Army Air Force in 1943 and after going through an intensive flight training program went to England as a member of the 8th Air Force and a B-17 (Flying Fortress) Bomber Pilot with 21 combat missions over Germany, with the last 11 as lead pilot. Sam was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters. Sam was a member of the Lexington Veterans Association. Sam and his wife, Joyce, lived in Sommerset Villa.
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Sam Riggs passed away on September 24 2007.
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