World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dan W. Finlayson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Antonio, Texas
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 0-681880. BOMBARDIER WITH THE 390TH BOMB GROUP, 568TH BOMB SQUADRON. ON NOVEMBER 26, 1944 ON A MISSION TO THE MARSHALLING YARD OF HAMM, GERMANY, HIS B-17G BOMBER, SERIAL NUMBER 44-6491, 'I’LL BE AROUND' WAS HIT BY FLAK JUST AFTER BOMBING. A FIRE BROKE OUT AND THE ORDER TO BAIL OUT WAS GIVEN. THE WHOLE CREW SAVED THEMSELVES BY PARACHUTE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER.