FAMILY MILITARY SERVICE
JANUARY 1, 2019 This story addresses the military service of the Hannigan Family that started with a son of an Irish Immigrant in the 1860’s. JOHN JOSEPH HANNIGAN, SENIOR My Grandfather John Joseph Hannigan Senior…
Month: September 2019
MY HOMETOWN
8-17-2016 This story is about a few boys playing a prank on a Friday night. I grew up in a small town on the south side of Boston. The town had a square which was…
MY CHILDHOOD
8-24-2016 Good Friday April 19th 1935, I was born at 5:20 p.m. to John Joseph Hannigan, Junior and Catherine Rita nee Donahue. They lived at 17 Buckingham Street, Readville, Massachusetts. My father was a blue…
PANMUNJOM, KOREA
27 July 2016 I served in the United States Army Security Agency from February 1953 until October 1964. However, I did not serve a tour of duty in Korea until November 1957 until December 1958. …
PRISONERS OF WAR [POW]
27 June 2016 As a young boy age ten in my hometown of Readville, Massachusetts, I would be up at the railroad siding whenever a Prisoner of War Train from the Boston Army Base, Boston,…
THE ETHIOPIAN COUP
8-1-2016 This story addresses the return of Emperor Haile Selassie returning to Asmara, Eritrea and reclaiming his throne as Emperor of Ethiopia. I was a member of the American Military that was stationed at Kagnew…
THE REFEREE
4-12-2016 My father was a fighter and boxed after high school until he was married in 1934. He fought some of his matches at the YMCA and others in Golden Glove matches. He always listened…
THE VICTORY GARDEN
8-12-2016 This is a short story on how World War Two had an effect on the United States population when some resources were rationed to support the military effort. Growing up in Readville, Massachusetts like…