World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Hyman R. Finfer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Melisa Finfer
Relationship
Granddaughter
ENLISTED U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS AS PRIVATE AND SERVED 1941-1943. FLYING SCHOOL, MAXWELL FIELD ALABAMA, 1943. BOMBARDIER SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO, 1943. FLEW BOMBING MISSIONS OVER ITALY WITH 12TH AIR FORCE OUT OF SARDINIA AND CORSICA, 1944. PURPLE HEART IN NORTHERN ITALY, 1945. OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL, 1946. SERVED WITH U.S. AIR FORCE EUROPE PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE WITH BERLIN WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL AT NEUREMBERG, 1946. PARTICIPATED IN BERLIN AIRLIFT. EARNED TWO PURPLE HEARTS, SEVEN AIR MEDALS, PACIFIC, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDALS, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND CROIX DE GUERRE THAT WAS PERSONALLY RECEIVED FROM CHARLES DE GAULLE.