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Details for John T. Higgins, Jr.

Rank:Unit:Branch of Service:Enlistment Date:
Flight Officer Unavailable Army
Unavailable
Picture Unavailable
 
Date of Birth:Place of Birth:Date of Death - Place:Age at death:
UnavailableUnavailable7/14/1944 - UnavailableUnavailable

Family Information Prior to 1947
Parent Name and Address:
John T. Higgins
South Somerset, MA

Military Posts/Deployments:
Morris Field, Charlotte, NC
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services:
This pilot from South Somerset, MA, was killed at 3 pm., while on a routine training flight. His A-20 went down near the Piedmont & Northern Railroad Co. tracks about 10 miles west of Morris Field. He was alone in the plane, which burned after the crash.
Source:
The Charlotte Observer, 7/14/1944
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