World War II Honoree

John P. Flanigan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE ENLISTED IN THE AIR CORPS AS A CADET ATTENDED BASIC TRAINING IN FLORIDA, THEN GOING TO YALE UNIVERSITY FOR TECHNICAL TRAINING. HE GRADUATED WITH A COMMISSION AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT. HE SERVED AS AN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER AT SEVERAL BASES IN THE U.S. AND IN CHIBUA, GAYA, AGRA AND CALCUTTA, INDIA, THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA CAMPAIGN.