Name:
Earl Grandon Higley
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-1322919
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-11-29
State:
Connecticut
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
A
Row:
7
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Earle Grandon Higley was born on July 1, 1910 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. He was the son of Frank Horace Higley and Mary Augusta Holcomb Higley. Earle served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a First Lieutenant in the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on November 29, 1944 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.