Joseph Aloysious Higgins Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28676. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 392nd Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39526475
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer, Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18149703
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19069417 / O-671276
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13052389 / O-735171
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34314085
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hartford, CT | 28 February 1921 | Son of Joseph Aloysious Sr and Emma Elizabeth Higgins. |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 24 March 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
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Other Commissioned |
16 February 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Other Baled out |
Dümmer, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 41-28676. POW. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
28 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
26 February 1988 | ||
| Hartford, Connecticut | |||
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Based |
Hethel | 29 April 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4494;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd, MACR 4494