World War II Honoree

Samuel Ernest Higbee, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Mystic, Connecticut

Honored By

Natalie Marquardt Higbee

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, NAVAL AUXILIARY AIR STATION PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, NAVAL TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING 2 HAWAII, NAVAL AVIATION CADET SELECTION BOARD SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND NAVAL ACADEMIC REFRESHER UNIT V-5 MOUNT VERNON, IOWA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.