World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Rita A. Corrigan Higgins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sylvania, Ohio
Honored By
Janice H. Rissler
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, FLYING FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS TO EVACUATE WOUNDED SOLDIERS BACK TO AMERICA. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.