William  R. Higgins

http://ojc.org/higgins/

  Marine Col on mission for UN in Lebanon, was taken hostage on February 17, 1988. 

He was murdered sometime during the next couple years and declared dead July 6, 1990. 

Honored by the Navy, the USS HIGGINS DDG 76 was named in his memory.

Awarded POW Medal 2003.

REMAINS RETURNED   December 23, 1991

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https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-08-08-8901020967-story.htm

FBI: HIGGINS MOST LIKELY IS HANGED MAN - Chicago ...

Aug 8, 1989 — The kidnapers` videotape of a hanged man most likely shows the body of U.S. Marine Lt. Col. William R. Higgins, the FBI announced Monday, ...

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https://apnews.com/article/c5fed6de5153808c26de4fb611e6a1aa

Medical Examiners Believe Higgins Dead Before Videotaped ...

 

Aug 4, 1989 — Higgins, a U.S. Marine officer, had been held hostage in Lebanon since he was kidnapped Feb. 17, 1988. His captors said they hanged him Monday ..

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/12/31/2-slain-hostages-buried-as-heroes/952b0fb5-900e-48dd-b22e-f48c413e130c/

2 SLAIN HOSTAGES BURIED AS HEROES - The Washington ...

Dec 31, 1991 — William R. Higgins misstated the place he was buried. ... The flag-draped coffins of William F. Buckley and Marine Lt. Col. William Richard ...