World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George F. Higgins
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Elmhurst, New York
Honored By
Grateful American
SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT, JOINING AFTER PEARL HARBOR. RAN THE NAVY'S LARGEST UNIFORM AND SUPPLY STORE LOCATED IN THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD. SERVED ON TWO LIBERTY SHIPS, THE SS JOSEPH GALE AND THE SS JOSIAH BARTLETT, TRANSPORTING TROOPS, JEEPS, TANKS AND EQUIPMENT TO TROOPS THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA.