United States Army Air Force combat officer navigator in the Southwest Pacific in WWII. Son of FrancisJ. and Mary MacPhee Lanigan. Attended Belmont High School and the Cambridge School of Liberal Arts. Graduated from the University of Maine in the class of 1940, a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and received basic train ing at Glenview Air Base. Received commission of Second Lieutenant, Navigation School, Pensacola, Florida, during summer of 1941. Subsequently stationed at Hickam Field, Honolulu, engaged in charting flying routes in the Pacific area. After December 7, 1941, in continuous contact with the enemy, participating in the Marshall-Gilbert, Solomon, and Midway islands attacks. Killed in action while returning to Guadalcanal from a bombing mission over Rabaul, October 13, 1942. Posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross “for extraordinary achievement while participating in the air fights from July 30, 1942, to October 13, 1942. During this period Lieutenant Lanigan distinguished himself by serving as lead navigator on eleven combat missions.” Also awarded the Air Medal “ for meritorious achievement while participating in an air combat mission against enemy objectives on October 12, 1942.”
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United States Army Air Force combat officer navigator in the Southwest Pacific in WWII. Son of FrancisJ. and Mary MacPhee Lanigan. Attended Belmont High School and the Cambridge School of Liberal Arts. Graduated from the University of Maine in the class of 1940, a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and received basic train ing at Glenview Air Base. Received commission of Second Lieutenant, Navigation School, Pensacola, Florida, during summer of 1941. Subsequently stationed at Hickam Field, Honolulu, engaged in charting flying routes in the Pacific area. After December 7, 1941, in continuous contact with the enemy, participating in the Marshall-Gilbert, Solomon, and Midway islands attacks. Killed in action while returning to Guadalcanal from a bombing mission over Rabaul, October 13, 1942. Posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross “for extraordinary achievement while participating in the air fights from July 30, 1942, to October 13, 1942. During this period Lieutenant Lanigan distinguished himself by serving as lead navigator on eleven combat missions.” Also awarded the Air Medal “ for meritorious achievement while participating in an air combat mission against enemy objectives on October 12, 1942.”
Contributor: THR (48277533)
Contributor: THR (48277533)
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