Headquarters (359th Fighter Group)
Headquarters
Howard P Higgins
Military
Assigned to HQ 359FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: He went to work for IMC Chemical and retired after 43 years of service and during that time earned his B.S. degree from Indiana State College.
Service
Units served with
Associated Place
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East Wretham
Military site : airfield
East Wretham was not improved to Class A standard. It retained its shorter runways, although eventually pierced-steel planking was laid to make take offs and landings easier for the Thunderbolt, and then Mustang, pilots. Steel matting was also laid to...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN | 16 December 1923 |
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Son of Raymond and Marie Florence [Austin] Higgins. |
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| Enlisted | Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 16 November 1942 |
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Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
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| Based | East Wretham | 1944 – 1945 |
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Assigned to HQ 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | 26 July 2021 | |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 10 December 2021 22:36:05 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/651620512 |
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