World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Wesley Finney
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Maury County, Tennessee
Honored By
David Daily
JOINED THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS A CAPTAIN IN 1942; BASED ON HIS SERVICE IN THE NAVY IN WORLD WAR 1 AND HIS COMPLETION OF ARMY ROTC WHILE IN COLLEGE. TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF A V-12 UNIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. SPENT THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR IN NASHVILLE AS LIAISON OFFICER FOR THE MARINE CORPS WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR. HIS SON WAS KILLED IN THE WAR 1944.