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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Alexander S. Finlayson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

USS Rodman Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. SERVED IN THE ATLANTIC THEATER. EARNED 4 BATTLE STARS AND A NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. MADE THE MURMANSK RUN FROM AUGUST 22ND TO 28TH IN 1942. PARTICIPATED IN THE LANDINGS AT NORTH AFRICA, THE SINKING OF THE U-616, D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY AND THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE.