Colonel John Phillip Sigman: Career Marine

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Highlights:

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• 1947: Major John Sigman earned five Distinguished Flying Crosses (DFCs) and eleven Air Medals for his exceptional WW2 aerial accomplishments.

• 1951: Sigman qualified as a helicopter pilot while stationed at Quantico  

• 1955: Commander, Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment at Anacostia Naval Base 

• 1958-1966:  Quantico Squadron Commander (Amphibious Warfare Helicopter Training); Executive Officer, Quantico Staff & Command School

• 1967: Retired as a Marine Corps Colonel

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John married Katharine Slaughter Boaz on November 14, 1944. Katherine had two daughters, Katharine and Louise. Jack and Katharine bought Indigo Farm -- 320 acres in Culpepper County in 1948 -- where they raised black angus cattle for 23 years until Katherine's death in 1980.

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Colonel Sigman passed away on June 23rd, 2004, and was buried at the Warrenton VA Cemetery with full military honors.