World War II Honoree

Louis Keith Higgins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Sula, Montana

Honored By

Nicky Higgins & Sherrill G. Box

Relationship

Daughter & Stepdaughter

SERVED WITH THE 899TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION. IN NORTH AFRICA; FOUGHT IN TUNISIA; TRAINED IN ALGERIA. DEPLOYED TO ITALY AND THEN ON TO ENGLAND, WHERE UNIT RECEIVED FURTHER TRAINING. PARTICIPATED IN D-DAY INVASION, LANDING AT NORMANDY ON 5TH DAY OF INVASION. FOUGHT IN THE NETHERLANDS AND FRANCE. HELPED LIBERATE BELGIUM, WHERE UNIT FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. PROCEEDED TO GERMANY.