HIGGINS Benjamin - 429 FS 474 FG

 

Benjamin Hill HIGGINS Jr

 

HIGGINS_Benjamin

Livre de classe pilote 44-A, Williams Field, Arizona.
Source : Jay Jones & Arie-Jan van Hees.
 
NUMBER OF SERVICET-002238
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH3 January 1921 Lumpkin County, GEORGIA 
ENLISTMENT STATEGEORGIA
FAMILY

Parents : Benjamin Hill & Milda Johnson Higgins

Siblings : Osta, Fred L. & Jack Doyle

RANKFlight Officer 
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTApprentices to other tradesGeorgia
DATE of ENLISTEMENT26 June 1942 Orlando Air Base FLORIDA 
 SQUADRON429th Fighter Squadron 
 GROUP474th Fighter Group 
ARMY9th US Air Force 
DATE OF DEATH18 August 1944

HIGGINS_Benjamin

Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHPiencourt
DATA PLAN

P-38 Lightning - type J-15-LO - s/n 43-28409 7Y*B

P38

Macr : 8411
Mission : Armed reconnaissance on Lisieux
Take-off site A-11 Saint Lambert (14)
Hangs the hem of a tree during its strafing pass on a German truck

its horizontal stabilizer torn, it crashes to the ground around 08:30

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Saint André N°3572

Saint André

Story of Cemetery Temporary  

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
B2123
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

Brevet Pilot

 

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 
usaf 9af 474fg 429fs
 
STORY
 

HIGGINS_Benjamin

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 PHOTOAbmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Arie-Jan van Hees
PROGRAMMERHenri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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