World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Thomas Finnell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roslindale, Massachusetts
Honored By
Mrs. Kathleen A. Matson
Relationship
Daughter
1ST LIEUTENANT, COMPANY K, 313TH REGIMENT, 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION, U.S. ARMY. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, POW MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOREIGN SERVICE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. EXPERT RIFLEMAN WITH M1 GARRAND. MISSING IN ACTION IN GERMANY, DECLARED DECEASED, THEN A LIBERATED PRISONER OF WAR.