Franklyn H Higbie
Military
UPL 69597
UPL 69597
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 31 July 1944/ Munich (Aircraft Factory).
Back L-R: Capt. Maruice Booska CA/CP, 1st Lt. John Bahten P, 2nd Lt. Phillip Kemp OBS/TG, Sgt. Franklyn Higbie BT, 2nd Lt. Clarence Culligan N, 1st Lt. Julius Hoech B.
Front L-R: Sgt. Luis Santamaria TT, Sgt. Mario Biancalana RO, Sgt. Robert Eager FG, Sgt. Lloyd Jarreau FG.
547th Bomb Squadron
384th Bomb Group
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Grafton Underwood
Maurice Arthur Booska
John Irwin Bahten
Phillip Giles Kemp
Franklyn H Higbie
Clarence S Culligan
Julius Florence Hoech
Mario Joseph Biancalana
Robert Duane Eager
Lloyd Joseph Jarreau
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Back L-R: Capt. Maruice Booska CA/CP, 1st Lt. John Bahten P, 2nd Lt. Phillip Kemp OBS/TG, Sgt. Franklyn Higbie BT, 2nd Lt. Clarence Culligan N, 1st Lt. Julius Hoech B.
Front L-R: Sgt. Luis Santamaria TT, Sgt. Mario Biancalana RO, Sgt. Robert Eager FG, Sgt. Lloyd Jarreau FG.
The Quentin Bland Collection.
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Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. John Bahten crew. 33 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mower County, MN | 25 December 1911 | Son of Clarence W and Jessie A Higbie. |
Enlisted |
Minneapolis, MN | 29 June 1943 | |
Other Promotion |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 26 June 1944 | Promoted to Staff Sergeant. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
15 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Saint Cloud, MN | 22 April 1979 | |
Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN | 26 April 1979 | Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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