Higgins, Gerald, MG

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Major General
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
0002-General Officer
Last MOS Group
General Officer
Primary Unit
1952-1953, 0002, HHC, 82nd Airborne Division
Service Years
1927 - 1955
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Infantry
Major General
One Service Stripe
Five Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Illinois
Illinois
 Year of Birth
1909
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Chicago
Date of Passing
Dec 12, 1996		  
Location of Interment
Riverside National Cemetery (VA) - Riverside, California

 Official Badges 

Infantry Shoulder Cord US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1996, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

One of the very few General Officers who never attended the Command & General Staff College or Army War College.
   
   1952-1953, 0002, HHC, 82nd Airborne Division
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September / 1952 		To Month/Year
September / 1953
Unit
HHC Unit Page
Rank
Major General		 MOS
0002-General Officer
Base, Fort or City
Fort Bragg		State/Country
North Carolina
  
 
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 HHC, 82nd Airborne Division Details

HHC, 82nd Airborne Division
Type
Airborne Infantry 		 
Parent Unit
82nd Airborne Division 		Strength
Company
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Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 7, 2021
   
   
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36 Members Also There at Same Time
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HHC
Farrell, Francis William, LTG, (1920-1960) USA 0002 Major General
Hickey, Thomas, LTG, (1917-1958) USA 0002 Major General
Newman, Aubrey (Red), MG, (1925-1960) USA 0002 Brigadier General
Sanford, Teddy, MG, (1923-1967) IN 1542 Colonel
De la Pena, Miquel, LTC, (1942-1967) IN 1542 Captain
Lindsay, James, GEN, (1952-1990) IN 11A Second Lieutenant
Toler, Alvin, SFC, (1947-1955) QM 1620 Sergeant First Class
Bosse, Walter, MSG, (1942-1966) MI 1636 Staff Sergeant
Lawley, Fred Wayne, COL, (1952-1980) IN 1745 Sergeant
Costagliola, Gennaro, PFC, (1953-1955) QM 5832 Private First Class
Boiteau, Marcel, CPT, (1953-1982) IN 1812 Corporal
McIntyre, Neil, Cpl, (1950-1953) IN 1745 Corporal
Salvatore, Larry, Cpl, (1951-1954) IN 111.10 Corporal
Gray, Robert Allen, SGT, (1952-1965) IN 4745 Private First Class
MacDougall, Edward H., MSG, (1943-1973) IN 745 Private First Class
Smith, Cecil, PVT, (1950-1953) IN 111.10 Private
Kitchen, Eldon, LTC, (1951-1977) AV Lieutenant Colonel
Canham, Charles D. W., MG, (1919-1960) Brigadier General
Barnes, Alfred, LTC, (1949-1969) Captain
Jackson, Richard, 1LT, (1944-1970) Sergeant First Class
Phair, James W., SSG, (1950-1966) Sergeant
82nd Adjutant General Company
Beard, Daryl Adelbert, COL, (1943-1973) IN 1542 Captain
Davis, Clarence, PFC, (1953-1955) SC 310.10 Private First Class
82nd Airborne Division
Merritt, Kenneth, CSM, (1942-1977) IN 00Z Command Sergeant Major
Ratley, William Gordon, CSM, (1941-1980) IN 11B10 Command Sergeant Major
Ricks, John, SSG, (1953-1956) SC 051.30 Staff Sergeant
Edge, James Hampton, SP 4, (1952-1966) IN 111.68 Corporal
Thomas, Fred, SFC, (1941-1977) OD 55D50 Private First Class
Mincks, Jimmie Lee, SGT, (1951-1965) IN 4745 Corporal
Warren, Richard, Cpl, (1953-1954) UN 00E Corporal
Vanderburg, Percell, PFC, (1950-1955) OD 630.10 Private First Class
Williams, Theodore, SSG, (1943-1967) Sergeant First Class
Holmes, Bernard, PV2, (1952-1955) IN Corporal
Green, Ethereal, PFC, (1950-1953) FA Private First Class
Barbour, Kenneth, PVT, (1950-1953) Private
82nd Military Police Company
Bowles, Herb, SGT Sergeant

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