Walter K Higgins
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31878 'Spam Can', Killed in Action (KIA).
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2nd Lieutenant Walter K. Higgins was born December 14, 1917. His next of kin were his wife, Mary Higgins, and his parents, Walter and Nellie Higgins. His hometown was Seattle, Washington.
On May 24, 1944, he was the pilot of “Spamcan,” B-17 tail #42-31878, of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it was downed over Niendorf, Germany.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France.
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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: Spamcan
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Seattle, Washington, USA | 14 December 1917 | 2nd Lieutenant Walter K. Higgins was born December 14, 1917. His next of kin were his wife, Mary Higgins, and his parents, Walter and Nellie Higgins. His hometown was Seattle, Washington. |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 | On May 24, 1944, he was the pilot of “Spamcan,” B-17 tail 42-31878, of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it was downed over Niendorf, Germany. |
Buried |
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France. |
Revisions
Updated Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56656217.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56656217/walter-k-higgins
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, MACR 6177 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5177 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database