Private Rivera was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on October 31, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Private Rivera was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Fold3_Team · Apr 8, 2013
Private Rivera was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on October 31, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Private Rivera was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.