James David Higgins
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 68408
UPL 68408
2nd Lt James D. Higgins
James David Higgins
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Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 8x missions. Suffered mechanical problems and then shot down by flak on mission to Frankfurt on 29-Jan-44 in B-17 42-30226 'Spook #5. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39681516 / O-686173
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34337568
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16077040 / O-688023
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11091667
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12156003
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spook V
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Superior, Wisconsin | 29 September 1921 | BornSuperior, Wisconsin |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lutrebois, Belgium | 29 January 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)Lutrebois, Belgium |
Buried |
Saint Francis Cemetery Superior, Wisconsin | 1 March 1949 | Re-InterredSaint Francis CemeterySuperior, Wisconsin |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2256 / MACR 2256, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database