John A. Flanigan

Korean War
RankAirman U.S. Navy
Date of DeathApril 2 1952
National Defense Service Medal
Airman Flanigan was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Airman Flanigan was a crew member aboard the aircraft carrier USS SHANGRI LA (CV 38), stationed at the Navy Yard Annex, Boston, Massachusetts. On April 2, 1952, he was painting the underside of a gun mount on the carrier when the staging broke and he fell to his death.