Benjamin Hill HIGGINS Jr
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Livre de classe pilote 44-A, Williams Field, Arizona.
Source : Jay Jones & Arie-Jan van Hees.
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | T-002238 | ||||||
AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 3 January 1921 Lumpkin County, GEORGIA | ||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | GEORGIA | ||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : Benjamin Hill & Milda Johnson Higgins Siblings : Osta, Fred L. & Jack Doyle | ||||||
RANK | Flight Officer | ||||||
FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Apprentices to other trades | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 26 June 1942 Orlando Air Base FLORIDA | ||||||
SQUADRON | 429th Fighter Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 474th Fighter Group | ||||||
ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 18 August 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Piencourt | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
P-38 Lightning - type J-15-LO - s/n 43-28409 7Y*B Macr : 8411 its horizontal stabilizer torn, it crashes to the ground around 08:30 | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Saint André N°3572 | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Mémorial à Piencourt Source : www.aerosteles.net |
Took off from Neuilly on a dive bombing and strafing sortie in the Lisieux area, France. While strafing the pilot flew too low and the horizontal stabilizer was torn off by a tall tree. Crashed 7 miles east of Lisieux at Piencourt. |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Arie-Jan van Hees |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |