Herbert Higginbotham Jr

Military

Had mechanical failure and landed in Sweden on 7/18/44 in B-17 Yardbird #42-102663, INT.

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102663

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yardbird
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 18 July 1944

Revisions

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Added a "Interned (INT)" event per info in the "Summary biography"

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Added a connection to A/C #42-102663 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7552