Ronald E Higdon

Military
media-31501.jpeg UPL 31501 Technical Sergeant Ronald E Higdon , Flight Engineer; Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 31501 - Technical Sergeant Ronald E Higdon , Flight Engineer; Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group

Entered service at Monterey, CA 2 January 1943. Joined 392nd BG 1 May 1944. Rank at end of WW II was T/Sergeant. Discharged 25 September 1945. Flew 30 missions



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Willard W Higdon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Born

Warren Co, Iowa 19 December 1923

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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