[2][3] While living in Ludlow, Radigan was a member of the Vermont National Guard's Company B, 172nd Infantry Regiment.

[7] That night Radigan and four other successful bar applicants were en route to Montreal, Canada for a weekend celebration when they were involved in a car accident in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

[11] In September 1932, Radigan won the Democratic nomination for State's Attorney of Rutland County, but was defeated in the November general election by incumbent Republican Jack A.

[3] He continued to practice law in Rutland with different partners at different times, most prominently as a principal in the firm of Abatiell, Radigan & Delliveneri.

[1] He served in North Africa and Europe as a member of the 17th Field Artillery Regiment, a unit of the 1st Infantry Division.

[1] Radigan later served in the office of the Army's Provost Marshal for the Trenton, New Jersey area and was discharged in August 1945.

[1] From 1949 to 1953, he was Commissioner of the United States District Court for Vermont, with authority for certain judicial functions, including hearing arraignments, setting bail, and acting on applications for search warrants.

[14] In 1961, Radigan was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Vermont by President John F. Kennedy, succeeding Louis G.

[18] Among the notable cases Radigan handled as U.S. Attorney was the prosecution in 1966 and 1967 of State Senator and Vermont Democratic Party chairman Frederick J. Fayette, who was accused of accepting a bribe to influence the appointment of the postmaster in St.

[20] In February 1945, Radigan married Florence Irene Sabourin (1911-1996) of Rutland, an operator, instructor, and supervisor for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.