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Gerald
Joseph
Higgins
1909-08-29

–

1996-12-20

Born:

Chicago

, 

Illinois

Home:

Sarasota

, 

Florida

Buried: 

Riverside

, 

California

Cemetery:

Riverside National Cemetery

Gerald Higgins graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1934. He retired in 1955 as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    101st Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Gerald Joseph Higgins, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division, from 1944 to 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    101st Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division, General Orders No. 7 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Brigadier General Gerald Joseph Higgins, United States Army, for gallantry in action as Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division, in action against the enemy in Belgium, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Higgins, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.