Higgason, John M.

1910 - 1988  (78 years)

• Name	Higgason, John M.
  Birth	1910  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HIGG.J003
  _FGRAVE	27873280
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, Company B, 1st Battalion, 393rd Engineer Special Service Regiment, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on June 17, 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Selected for the Corps of Engineers, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver, (345). Departed the Continental U.S. on November 10, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Company B, 1st Battalion, 393rd Engineer Special Service Regiment. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on October 26, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2166591
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		John M. Higgason (1910-1988)
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Higgason, John M. (1910-1988)
  Death	1988  [1]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Higgason, John M.
  Person ID	I36229	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Higgason, John Oran,   b. 1879   d. 1940 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	?, Ora E.,   b. 1881   d. 1953 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F18438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11529] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Higgason, John M., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Higgason&GSiman=1&GScid=1983792&GRid=27873280&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10834] World War II Honoree, John M. Higgason, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2166591) (Reliability: 2).