The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
George Washington Higgins
Rank
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
April 12, 1951
Staff Sergeant Higgins was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Wing based at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. On April 12, 1951, while on a bombing mission, his aircraft was attacked by an enemy MiGs and it was ditched. His remains were recovered.