World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Maurice Higgins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Harbor Beach, Michigan
Honored By
Rick McCoy
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED AS A COLONEL IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AS AN AIDE TO GENERAL EISENHOWER. WAS A BATTALION COMMANDER IN 1945 WITH THE 32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. LATER SERVED IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN FROM 1945 TO 1948.