Ronald E Higdon
Military
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Technical Sergeant Ronald E Higdon , Flight Engineer; Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group
Charles D Taylor collection
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Entered service at Monterey, CA 2 January 1943. Joined 392nd BG 1 May 1944. Rank at end of WW II was T/Sergeant. Discharged 25 September 1945. Flew 30 missions
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Warren Co, Iowa | 19 December 1923 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self