Throughout history there have been people with the Lanty name who have served their country with distinction in various roles as members of the military. For this historic look at the Lanty name in the military we will consider any Lanty, whether the name was a first, middle, or last name.

Revolutionary War
Bartholomew Lanty - Master of his Majesty's bomb vessel Blast during the reign of his Majesty King George.
Gerard Lanty - Sailor in the French Navy who took part in action April 12th 1782 against the British in support of the Americans.
Lanty Jonson - second class - 8th Battalion of Cumberland County Militia 1780-1782.

Napoleon Era
Pierre Lanty - Artilleur under Napoleon I - Received St. Helena Medal in 1859.

Indian Wars
Lanty Johnston - Ensign - Capt Scott's Company of Infantry of the Indiana Militia 1811.

War of 1812
Lanty Armstrong - First Major - Slaughter's Regiment, Kentucky Detached Militia.

Civil War
John Lanty - Pvt - Co. F 2nd Kentucky Infantry, 13th US Army Corps.
Richard Lanty - 1st Lieutenant - 2nd Regiment Harris Light Cavalry, New York. Early 1860's.
Lanty Lancelot Johnson
Lanty W. Hickman - Pvt - 162nd Virginia Militia
Lanty Ryan - 15th Infantry Regiment Tennessee.
Lanty Hefner - Pvt - 25th Battalion Virginia Infantry
John Lanty - Co. K 44th Regiment. Killed in action around July 10th 1863 near Gettysburg.
Lanty Armstrong - Pvt - Co. F 3rd Tennessee Mounted Inf.- Muster in date 29 Sep 1864.
Lanty Gallagher - Pvt - Co K 137th Pennsylvania - Aug 1862 to June 1863.
David Lanty - Pvt - Infantry - Died 22 Jan 1863.
Lanty Seebert - 25th Reg. Virginia Inf. Died 11 Nov 1864 Elmira Prison Camp.
Lanty Slaven - Sgt- McNeil's 2nd Cavalry, 19th Virginia Calvary.
Albert Lanty - Pvt- Vermont 1st Cavalry Regiment Troop M -. Died Feb 1863.
Lanty Knife - Pvt - 25th Illinois Infantry - Aug 1861-Sep 1864 - Musician.
Lanty Oliver - Pvt - Co F 124th Illinois Infantry - Sept 1862-Aug 1865.
Jacob Lanty - Pvt- Co A 31st Iowa Volunteer Infantry
H.H. Lanty - 1st Lt. - 4th Infantry. Noted in the Congressional Record of 1868 as AWOL.
Paton Lanty - Private - Missouri Militia 73rd Regiment Co.K
Lanty Conklin - Pvt - 28th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Militia. May 1861.
Lanty O'Neil- Pvt - Tenth Maine Regiment. Battle of Cedar Creek.

Peace Time
Lanty Mansfield - 27th Foot Regiment - 1846 - County Cavan, Ireland.
General Albert Lanty - Died January 20th 1898, at an advanced age. (Obituary in the London Times)
M. le General Lanty of France - Mentioned in a report from Clara Barton on the Red Cross to President Roosevelt in 1902.

WWI
John J. Lanty - Co C 38th Inf & Co D 49th Inf, 18 July 1918 to 7 Aug 1919 (my Granduncle).
John Walter Lanty - Pvt Royal Army Medical Corps, 2nd Northumbrian Field Amb. - Died: May 27th 1918.
Lanty C. Callihan - Pvt US Army - b Sep 1895 d Dec 1972 - Willamette Natl Cem
Wilfred Lanty - Pvt Royal Army West Riding Corps
Joseph Lanty - Driver Royal Engineers
James Lanty - Driver Royal Field Artillery
Edwin Lanty - Pvt Shropshire Light Infantry
Lanty Marion Ross - born 1894 listed as Tennessee WWI veteran from Mint, Tn.
Albert George Lanty - Sergeant French 36th Infantry Regiment - KIA Sep 1915.
Auguste Desire Lanty - 2nd Classe French 4th Infantry Regiment - KIA 30 Oct 1918.
Francois Armand Lanty - Corporal French 300th Infantry Regiment - KIA 25 Sep 1915.
Gabriel Lanty - Corporal French Infantry - KIA 29 Sep 1915.
Jean Lanty - 2nd Classe French 268th Infantry Regiment - 21 Jan 1916.
Joseph Lanty - French Army - KIA 26 Oct 1916.
Jules Alexandre Lanty - 2nd Classe French 150 Infantry Regiment - KIA 23 May 1918.
Lanty E. Dickey - PVT 154 Depot Brigade - 24 Sep 1895-16 Nov 1969
Colonel Lanty - Nov. 1917 Commander of a legion of the Republican Guard.

WWII
Lanty M Roberts - Battery D 191 Field Artillery 2nd Battalion, Camp Forrest Tennessee April 1941
Lanty Phillips - U.S. Navy from Buffalo NY. Served on USS LST-375.
Francis Thomas Lanty - U.S. Army, 5 Jan 1943 - 20 Jan 1946.(my cousin)
Lanty W. Moore - Pvt b 1913 - enlisted 2 Sep 1943 in San Francisco, Ca
Lanty Winters Rose - born May 19, 1929 in West Virginia - served in the United States Army.
Lanty Glenn Brecher - Msgt US Army - bApr 1920 dSep 1986 - Willamette Natl Cem

Korean War
Lanty R. Frame - PFC US Marine Corps - KIA 26 Mar 1952 - Korea.

Cold War
Roger Gabriel Lanty - Lieutenant French Army - KIA 2 Dec 1948 in Hanoi.
Lanty Molloy - U.S. Army military policeman - discharged Jan. 29, 1955.
Lanty Thompson - LCDR US Navy - USS Simon Lake 1964-1967.
Lanty William Rutledge - Tsgt USAF - Camron Bay, Vietnam 1966-67. Retired Sept 1972.
Lanty Mimnaugh - Staff Sergeant US Air Force - 701st MAS Desert Storm.
Raymond Joseph Lanty Jr. - Master Sergeant US Air Force - Retired 1970 US Navy and US Air Force.
Michael Lanty - Master Sergeant US Air Force 1970-1990.


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