PVT Robert Charles Higgins was born in Davenport, Iowa on 31 Mar 1925. He was the 2nd of 5 children born to Charles Matthew and Elma Edith (Stoker) Higgins. His father owned his own garage and reported his 1939 income as $5000 so the family was well off even during the depression. Robert was working for his father when he registered for the draft but only completed 3 years of high school.
/Robert was drafted in September 1943 and after his 5-months of basic military training was sent tothe European theater. PVT Higgins was assigned to C Company 116th Infantry from the replacement depot on 22 Jun 1944. On 5 Aug 1944 Robert was a Non-Battle Casualty and evacuated to hospital. He did not return to the unit from the hospital until 23 Sep 1944. PVT Higgins was killed in action on 13 Oct 1944.
PVT Higgins was repatriated and now rests forever in the Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Davenport, Iowa.
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