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Raiders from the Sea
By John Lodwick
We Dared To Win: The SAS In Rhodesia
By Hannes Wessels, Andre Scheepers
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 56569" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Higgins</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Albert Byron</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>33 Quartermaster Pack Troop</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>First Lieutenant</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Adamsville,Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 4.11.1919 Lampasas County,Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of O.Z. and Laura Edna (nee Healer) Higgins</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>twin brother of Elbert Viron Higgins (Marauders Awards)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated high school,Lampasas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Texas A & M 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned Second Lieutenant 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>33 QM Pack Troop </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Mars Task Force 1944-45</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>ADC to Deputy Supreme Commander,South East Asia Command 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired as Lieutenant Colonel,US Army</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>moved to Las Cruces,Texas 1947</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>construction business</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>his own insurance agency</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Bernice Miller (1923-2012) (1 daughter Renai,1 son Randy)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 25.1.2016 Las Cruces,Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Fort Bliss National Cemetery,El Paso,El Paso County,Texas Section X Site 107</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-higgins.28988/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/28/28988-7fe4fdff4e5b6900b5da85732773a508.jpg?1591434232" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 56569, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Higgins[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Albert Byron[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]33 Quartermaster Pack Troop[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]First Lieutenant[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bronze Star[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Adamsville,Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 4.11.1919 Lampasas County,Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of O.Z. and Laura Edna (nee Healer) Higgins[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]twin brother of Elbert Viron Higgins (Marauders Awards)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated high school,Lampasas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Texas A & M 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned Second Lieutenant 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]33 QM Pack Troop [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Mars Task Force 1944-45[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]ADC to Deputy Supreme Commander,South East Asia Command 1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired as Lieutenant Colonel,US Army[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]moved to Las Cruces,Texas 1947[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]construction business[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]his own insurance agency[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Bernice Miller (1923-2012) (1 daughter Renai,1 son Randy)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 25.1.2016 Las Cruces,Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Fort Bliss National Cemetery,El Paso,El Paso County,Texas Section X Site 107[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-higgins.28988/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/28/28988-7fe4fdff4e5b6900b5da85732773a508.jpg?1591434232[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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