Brian Higgins tweeted the following:
"Today marks @uscoastguard's 232rd birthday. Sector Buffalo was recently named in honor of South Buffalo native Lt. Jimmy Crotty.Crotty was an explosives expert on the USS Quail until he was captured & died as a POW in the Philippines. We are eternally grateful for his service."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Brian Higgins:
"Chief Petty Officer Stauch enlisted in the @USNavy in 1931. During WWII he fought in the Battles of Midway and Leyte Gulf. While serving on the USS Princeton, the ship was attacked near the Philippines. Strauch is memorialized at Tablets of the Missing Manila American Cemetery."Read on Twitter
"Mystery Solved We received original Purple Heart documents & a letter from FDR discovered in a home on Bidwell Parkway. With help from the community we returned the documents to the family of @USNavy Chief Petty Officer Adam Stauch during a ceremony at the @BfloNavalPark."Read on Twitter
"Our hearts are with the families of my colleague @RepWalorski and members of her staff who tragically lost their lives in an accident today. twitter.com/ABCPolitics/st" on Aug. 3Read on Twitter