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rdfs:label
  • Lance Sijan
rdfs:comment
  • Lance Peter Sijan (Serbian: Лазар Шијан/Lazar Šijan) (April 13, 1942 – January 22, 1968) was a United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot. On March 4, 1976, he posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military award, for his selflessness and courage in the face of lethal danger.
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Unit
  • 480
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serviceyears
  • 1965
Birth Date
  • 1942-04-13
death place
Name
  • Lance Peter Sijan
  • Into the Mouth of the Cat - the Lance P. Sijan Documentary
Caption
  • Lance P. Sijan, Medal of Honor recipient
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Awards
death date
  • 1968-01-22
Rank
Allegiance
Battles
ID
  • gov.dod.dimoc.613468
placeofburial
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Arlington Park Cemetery
Nationality
  • Serbian
abstract
  • Lance Peter Sijan (Serbian: Лазар Шијан/Lazar Šijan) (April 13, 1942 – January 22, 1968) was a United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot. On March 4, 1976, he posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military award, for his selflessness and courage in the face of lethal danger.