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SSGT Nathan Shaw Higgins Jr.

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SSGT Nathan Shaw Higgins Jr.

Birth
Blue River, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
24 May 1943 (aged 26)
Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Blue River, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Assistant Radio Operator killed when his B-17 crashed on takeoff from Dyersburg Army Air Base, Tennessee. The bomber flew into a grove of trees 2,000 feet beyond the end of the runway and burst into flames, killing four crewmembers and seriously injuring four others. Two escaped without injury. Investigators believed the student pilot failed to monitor his instruments closely during the nighttime departure.
WWII Veteran USAAF
S/Sgt. Nathan S. Higgins KIA
Hometown: Wisconsin
Squadron: 505th 346th Bomb Group
Service# 36244613
Awards:
Pilot

Target:
Date Lost: 24-May-43
Serial Number: #42-29590
Aircraft Model B-17F
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Crew of #42-29590
2nd/Lt. John Toth KIA
S/Sgt. Delaporte Howald KIA
S/Sgt. Nathan S. Higgins KIA
Sgt. Anthony Semola Radio Op. KIA
Assistant Radio Operator killed when his B-17 crashed on takeoff from Dyersburg Army Air Base, Tennessee. The bomber flew into a grove of trees 2,000 feet beyond the end of the runway and burst into flames, killing four crewmembers and seriously injuring four others. Two escaped without injury. Investigators believed the student pilot failed to monitor his instruments closely during the nighttime departure.
WWII Veteran USAAF
S/Sgt. Nathan S. Higgins KIA
Hometown: Wisconsin
Squadron: 505th 346th Bomb Group
Service# 36244613
Awards:
Pilot

Target:
Date Lost: 24-May-43
Serial Number: #42-29590
Aircraft Model B-17F
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location:
Cause:

Crew of #42-29590
2nd/Lt. John Toth KIA
S/Sgt. Delaporte Howald KIA
S/Sgt. Nathan S. Higgins KIA
Sgt. Anthony Semola Radio Op. KIA

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