Information from the Greeneville Sun 9-20-2013
Leonard Higgins, 92, of Mt. Juliet, TN, formerly of Greeneville, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013, at
NHC at Coolsprings.
He loved his career as a rural letter carrier for the U. S. Postal Service. He spoke fondly of the special people on his routes and the beauty of this great county. He worked to be relied upon by the people he served and considered it a privilege.
Mr. Higgins was veteran of World War II having served in
the U. S. Army Air Corp. He attained the rank of Sgt. 1st Class during his three years in the
European Campaign and received the following medals: European African Middle Eastern
Service Medal, three Bronze Stars, one service stripe, three overseas service bars, Distinguished
Unit Badge 8th Air Force; participated in the following campaigns: Normandy, Northern France,
Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe, Air Offensive Europe, European African Middle Eastern
Theater. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post # 1990 and a member of the Rural Letter
Carriers Association.
Leonard Higgins, 92, of Mt. Juliet, TN, formerly of Greeneville, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013, at
NHC at Coolsprings.
He loved his career as a rural letter carrier for the U. S. Postal Service. He spoke fondly of the special people on his routes and the beauty of this great county. He worked to be relied upon by the people he served and considered it a privilege.
Mr. Higgins was veteran of World War II having served in
the U. S. Army Air Corp. He attained the rank of Sgt. 1st Class during his three years in the
European Campaign and received the following medals: European African Middle Eastern
Service Medal, three Bronze Stars, one service stripe, three overseas service bars, Distinguished
Unit Badge 8th Air Force; participated in the following campaigns: Normandy, Northern France,
Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe, Air Offensive Europe, European African Middle Eastern
Theater. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post # 1990 and a member of the Rural Letter
Carriers Association.
Information from the Greeneville Sun 9-20-2013
Leonard Higgins, 92, of Mt. Juliet, TN, formerly of Greeneville, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013, at
NHC at Coolsprings.
He loved his career as a rural letter carrier for the U. S. Postal Service. He spoke fondly of the special people on his routes and the beauty of this great county. He worked to be relied upon by the people he served and considered it a privilege.
Mr. Higgins was veteran of World War II having served in
the U. S. Army Air Corp. He attained the rank of Sgt. 1st Class during his three years in the
European Campaign and received the following medals: European African Middle Eastern
Service Medal, three Bronze Stars, one service stripe, three overseas service bars, Distinguished
Unit Badge 8th Air Force; participated in the following campaigns: Normandy, Northern France,
Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe, Air Offensive Europe, European African Middle Eastern
Theater. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post # 1990 and a member of the Rural Letter
Carriers Association.
Leonard Higgins, 92, of Mt. Juliet, TN, formerly of Greeneville, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013, at
NHC at Coolsprings.
He loved his career as a rural letter carrier for the U. S. Postal Service. He spoke fondly of the special people on his routes and the beauty of this great county. He worked to be relied upon by the people he served and considered it a privilege.
Mr. Higgins was veteran of World War II having served in
the U. S. Army Air Corp. He attained the rank of Sgt. 1st Class during his three years in the
European Campaign and received the following medals: European African Middle Eastern
Service Medal, three Bronze Stars, one service stripe, three overseas service bars, Distinguished
Unit Badge 8th Air Force; participated in the following campaigns: Normandy, Northern France,
Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe, Air Offensive Europe, European African Middle Eastern
Theater. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post # 1990 and a member of the Rural Letter
Carriers Association.
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