Higbe

Chief Assault Leader Higbe was an officer with the Freedom Party Guards at Camp Determination.

In 1942 Higbe was in charge of a clean-out of prison Barracks 27. Troop Leader Hipolito Rodriguez had previously reported that one prisoner had told him he had heard inmates were being killed rather than transferred. Senior officers decided to try to nip the (true) rumour in the bud. During the clean-out, the prisoner again approached Rodriguez and told him he didn't want to go to El Paso with the rest. Rodriguez spoke privately with Higbe, telling him that he would take the prisoner out of the compound and kill him separately once they were out of eyesight. Higbe agreed and Rodriguez successfully carried out his plan.

Higbe received a letter of commendation on his file from Camp Commandant Jefferson Pinkard for carrying out a smooth operation.