Name:
Richard Briggs
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
371st Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1918-09-29
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Meuse-Argonne American Cem., Lorraine, France
Plot:
D
Row:
8
Grave:
37
Decoration:
Comments:
Richard Briggs, aged 23, was born in August 1895 in Stony Creek, Sussex County, Virginia. He entered the military service in Pennsylvania and served in Company L, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division (Colored) as a Private during World War I. Richard died on September 29, 1918 and is now buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France.