James David Higgins

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 68408 - 2nd Lt James D. Higgins

Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 8x missions. Suffered mechanical problems and then shot down by flak on mission to Frankfurt on 29-Jan-44 in B-17 42-30226 'Spook #5. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

 

Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Vern Archibald

Vern Edwin Archibald

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39681516 / O-686173
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Austin Maxwell Dulaney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34337568
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Don Gallagher

Don Allen Gallagher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16077040 / O-688023
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Raymond William Garvey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11091667
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Robert F P Humphrey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12156003
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-30226

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spook V
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Superior, Wisconsin 29 September 1921 BornSuperior, Wisconsin

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Lutrebois, Belgium 29 January 1944 Killed in Action (KIA)Lutrebois, Belgium

Buried

Saint Francis Cemetery Superior, Wisconsin 1 March 1949 Re-InterredSaint Francis CemeterySuperior, Wisconsin

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2256 / MACR 2256, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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James Higgins

Object number: UPL 68408 - 2nd Lt James D. Higgins