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FltOff Benjamin Hill Higgins Jr.

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FltOff Benjamin Hill Higgins Jr. Veteran

Birth
Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
Death
18 Aug 1944 (aged 23)
Piencourt, Departement de l'Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot B Row 21 Grave 23
Memorial ID
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On August 18, 1944, at 0835 hours, Ben H. Higgins Jr. , Flight Officer of a P38j aircraft of the 429th Fighter Squadron 474th Fighter Group, died while flying too low while strafing an enemy truck. He crashed into the trees. The location was approx. 3 Mi N E Of Lisieux, France.

Ben Higgins has a cenotaph in Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery.
On August 18, 1944, at 0835 hours, Ben H. Higgins Jr. , Flight Officer of a P38j aircraft of the 429th Fighter Squadron 474th Fighter Group, died while flying too low while strafing an enemy truck. He crashed into the trees. The location was approx. 3 Mi N E Of Lisieux, France.

Ben Higgins has a cenotaph in Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Georgia.




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  • Maintained by: Frogman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56645598/benjamin_hill-higgins: accessed ), memorial page for FltOff Benjamin Hill Higgins Jr. (3 Jan 1921–18 Aug 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56645598, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).