Background
Higginbotham, Geoffrey B. was born on December 14, 1944 in Jackson, Ohio, United States. Son of Paul Albert and Itle Keith (White) Higginbotham.
Higginbotham, Geoffrey B. was born on December 14, 1944 in Jackson, Ohio, United States. Son of Paul Albert and Itle Keith (White) Higginbotham.
Bachelor of Science, East Tennessee State University, 1967; graduate, Officer Candidate School, Quantico, Virginia, 1967; graduate, United States Army Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1971; graduate, Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, 1973; graduate, Armed Forces Staff College, 1982; student, National War College, 1987-1988.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, 1967; advanced through grades to brigadier general, United States Marine Corps, 1993; platoon leader, company commander, Company A and Transport Company, 7th Motor Transport Battalion, Vietnam, 1968-1969; assistant I&I and casualty assistance officer, I&I Staff, 4th Military Police Battalion, 4th Marine Division, New Orleans, 1969-1970; Executive officer, commanding officer, Motor Transport Company, H&S Battalion, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1970-1971; commanding officer, Company A, then commanding officer headquarters/service company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California, 1971-1972; with, I&I Transport Company, 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 1974; with, I&I of Company B, 4th Tank Battalion, Amarillo, Texas, 1974-1978; commanding officer, then battalion S-4 logistics and Executive officer, Company B, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, 1978-1982; G-4 operations officer, 4th Marine Amphibious Brigade, 1982-1984; G-4 plans officer, II Marine Amphibious Force, 1984-1986; commanding officer Marine Detachment, United States Army Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1986-1987; branch chief J-4 exercises, United States Control Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida from division chief logistics plans and operations to logistics director headquarters staff element, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia commanding officer Brigade Svc. Support Group 4, United States Marine Forces Atlantic, 1991-1992; assistant chief of staff, G-3, 2d FSSG, 1992-1993; commanding general, 1st Force Svc. Support Group, Camp Pendleton, California, since 1993.
Married Patricia Anne Neal, 1967(divorced). Children: Mary Michelle, Geoffrey Junior, Paul Edward. Married CarolLee, June 25, 1991.