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Elgin Higgins 1925 - 1993

Elgin Higgins of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on March 8, 1925, and died at age 68 years old on April 12, 1993. Elgin Higgins was buried at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section P Site 8000 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis.
Elgin Higgins
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38106
March 8, 1925
April 12, 1993
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  • 03/8
    1925

    Birthday

    March 8, 1925
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Shelby County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: Korea Military serial#: 34632853 Enlisted: May 26, 1943 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Assignment To Another Corps Area
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 04/12
    1993

    Death

    April 12, 1993
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section P Site 8000 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis, Tn 38125
    Burial location
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In 1925, in the year that Elgin Higgins was born, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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In 1965, by the time this person was 40 years old, on March 8th, the first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam. The 3500 Marines joined 23,000 "advisors" already in South Vietnam. By the end of the year, 190,000 American soldiers were in the country.
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