World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Irving Finger
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Broomall, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE SERVED IN THE ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AS A RADIO OPERATOR IN EUROPE. WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS. HE ESCAPED FROM A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, WAS RECAPTURED, SUFFERED FROSTBITE, AND CONTRACTED TUBERCULOSIS BEFORE BEING LIBERATED. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.