Higgins, John.

Biography

Higgins, John b. April 30, 1910, NYC; POW; Received Passport# 487822 on December 4, 1937 which listed his address as 18920 Winslow Road, Cleveland, Ohio; Sailed December 11, 1937 aboard the Vollendam; Arrived in Spain via Massanet on December 26, 1937; Served with the XV BDE, Lincoln-Washington BN; Rank Soldado; Reported MIA Retreats; Captured March 10, 1938, Belchite, Retreats; Exchanged April 22, 1939; Returned to the US on May 6, 1939 aboard the President Harding; d. December 25, 1995.
Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; BN 58 Retreats; Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 910, ll. 5 (fiche POW); USSDA 2:0644, 55:0815; POW. Code A