James Cecil Higginbotham
Military
Object Number - UPL 32415 - S/Sgt J C Higginbotham of the 390th Bomb Group wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart and Air Medal, 5-Jan-44 England.
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions ( 16 x aboard 42-30411 "Rose Marie" aka "Hot Rocks II"). (wounded on 24-Aug-43, aboard 42-30824). MACR 393.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, EAME, Campaign Medal, WWII Victory, AF Commendation and American Campaign Medal.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hot Rocks
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rose Marie, Hot Rocks
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bobby joe
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Calhoun, OK | 4 December 1913 | |
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Other Returned (RTD) |
Selsey Bill, Selsey, Chichester PO20 0HG, UK | 24 August 1943 | On B-17 42-30308 'Hot Rocks' ditched in Channel. Mechanical failure. Returned to base. 24-Aug-43. MACR 393 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
4 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
25 December 1964 | ||
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Buried |
Shady Point Cemetery Shady Point, Le Flore County, OK | 28 December 1964 | Shady Point Cemetery Shady Point, Le Flore County, Oklahoma |
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Based |
Framlingham | Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Sherman, TX |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial numbers in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 393 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
