Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pueblo, Colorado
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
1ST LIEUTENANT FINNEL WAS A MEMBER OF A BATTERY, 29TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION AND WAS GRIEVOUSLY WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JANUARY 28, 1945 AND DIED A FEW DAYS LATER. HE WAS ON RECONNAISSANCE PATROL IN BELGIUM WHEN THE JEEP HE WAS RIDING IN STRUCK A LAND MINE, KILLING THE DRIVER.