Foy Edward Higginbottom
Military
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Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Bud Higginbottom served as a pilot with the 78th Fighter Group.
Air Medal with 14 Oak Leaf Clusters.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Thrupny Bit
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Detroit, MI, USA | 4 December 1921 | |
Died |
20 March 2015 | ||
Based |
Duxford | Exact dates not yet known | |
Powder Springs, GA, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Added service number from a duplicate entry. Source: Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Changed 'Foy D' to 'Foy Edward' from obituary source: http://georgiafuneralcare.com/foy-higginbottom/
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133