A00090 - Richard Brown Highbaugh, Amherst College Class of 1948, Tuskegee Airman Who Received MBA from University of Chicago

 

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Richard B. HighbaughOBITUARY

Richard B. Highbaugh, age 85, former Tuskegee Airman, passed on Sunday, April 23, 2006, beloved husband of Dolores; devoted father of Claudia and Earl Burton. A private graveside ceremony was held. A Memorial Service will be scheduled in the near future. Contact A.A. Rayner and Sons at 773-846-6133 for further information. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given to the Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship Fund, Chicago Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Educational Assistance Program, P.O. Box 19063, Chicago, IL 60619.

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Biography

Richard Highbaugh is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army Air Force 477th Bombardment Group 1943-1944
Tuskegee Airman flying Ace

Richard was born in 1920. He was the son of Richard Highbaugh and Margrave Brown.[1] He grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Crispus Attucks High School, Amherst College, and did graduate work at the University of Chicago.[2]

Richard trained at the Tuskegee Air Pilot Institute in Tuskegee Alabama. He finished his pre-flight training in October of 1943. [3] A year later, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. [4]. He served with the 477th Composite Group and was stationed at Godman field, Kentucky. [5] Richard passed away in 2006.

Richard's brother, Earl, was a Tuskegee airman with the 302nd fighter squadron, stationed in Italy. He was killed on a training mission when his plane collided with a fellow Tuskegee airman who also lost his life in the collision.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4YJ-9J5 : accessed 12 April 2021), Richard Highbaugh in household of Emily Beeler, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 142, sheet 41A, line 35, family 682, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 613; FHL microfilm 2,340,348.
2. ↑ The Indianapolis News, 21 Sep 1996/
3. ↑ The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct 1943.
4. ↑ The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct 1944, pg 22.
5. ↑ Michigan Chronicle, 18 Aug 1945, pg 5.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGXG-5MC : 11 January 2021), Richard B Highbaugh, 23 Apr 2006; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).