Higginbotham, Mitchell Louis, 2nd Lt

He seems to have served as an enlisted man for about 2 years before going to flight school but his assignments are unknown. In 1945, he was involved in the Freeman Field Mutiny (see link below). There are indications that he joined the reserves sometime after WWII and served long enough to at some point fly B-52's; but there is no documentation of that. Also, if he had served additional years, he would have surely attained a higher rank; but the highest rank shown for him is 2nd Lt.

Sources:

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=929&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=Mitchell+L.+Higginbotham&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=111924

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Higginbotham 

http://www.tuskegee.edu/about_us/legacy_of_fame/tuskegee_airmen/tuskegee_airmen_pilot_listing.aspx

http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=160439634

http://triblive.com/obituaries/newsstories/9983899-74/higginbotham-tuskegee-sewickley

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/mitchell-l-higginbotham-tuskegee-airman.html

http://www.danapointtimes.com/tuskegee-airman-longtime-dp-resident-mitch-higginbotham-dies-at-94/

http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2016/02/16/tuskegee-airman-mitchell-higginbotham-rancho-mirage/80462204/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_Field_mutiny

https://www.ancestry.com