World War II Honoree

Chancy Albert Finfrock

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Urbana, Illinois

Honored By

Family

HE JOINED THE ARMY IN JUNE 1943 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY AIR CORPS. IN AUGUST 1943 HE TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI. IN MAY 1944 HE WAS ASSIGNED AS RADIO OPERATOR AND GUNNER WITH B-17'S. HE RECEIVED TRAINING IN YUMA, ARIZONA AND RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. HE SERVED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT AT THORPE ABBOTT AIR BASE IN ENGLAND, ARRIVING ON OCTOBER 5, 1944. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, 3RD AIR DIVISION, 13TH BOMBER WING, 100TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 350TH SQUADRON. HE FLEW A TOTAL OF 23 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER GERMANY AND EUROPE. AFTER V-E DAY HE WAS ASSIGNED TO A B-29 BOMBER GROUP AND WHILE EN ROUTE, V-J DAY TOOK PLACE. HE THEN REPORTED TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS IN SEPTEMBER 1945 TO BE REASSIGNED IN THE U.S.