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SPC-4 LYNN L. HIGGINS

Specialist Lynn L. Higgins
    Specialist Fourth Class Lynn Higgins, 23, husband of Mrs. Evelyn Patricia Higgins, 401 Napolean ave., died yesterday morning at Walter Reed hospital, Washington, of leukemia.
   The body will be brought to Ellis & Kidd Funeral Home, 2627 Nolensville road. Date of its arrival and funeral arrangements had not been set as of last night.
   Specialist Higgins was a member of Company D. 506th Airborne battle group, stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky. He was transferred to Walter Reed from the Ft. Campbell hospital Thursday night.
   Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Lvnn L. Higgins III Nashville; a sister. Mrs. Florence Evans, and his stepmother, Mrs. Marguerite Hewson, both of Boise. Idaho.


[courtesy of Kathy McConnell]

Application for a grave marker and resulting headstone for Spc-4 Lynn L. Higgins in Section 1, Site 971, Nashville National Cemetery, Madison (Davidson), TN.

[note: Pvt Higgins re-enlisted for Operation Gyroscope in January 1955.  He was in Company D, 508th ARCT at that time.  The reference to Co D, 506th might be an error.]