Serviceman
Walter F Higgins
816th
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- Rank
- 2LT (14 June 1944)
- Hometown
- PHILADELPHIA PA; Philadelphia, PA
- Also written
- Walter Higgins
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 112, 225
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. possible duplicate: Higgens, Walter F (816th; sources 483bg-record)
Crews
- Eugene A. Jackson Crew · 816th
- Lawrence D. Snyder Crew · 816th
Missions placed on him
- mission 44, 5 July 1944 · Montpellier · Listed with the Eugene A. Jackson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 112); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Eugene A. Jackson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 112); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1037 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
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