World War II Honoree

Richard James Finkle

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Newark, Ohio

Honored By

Margery, Jeffrey, David & Claudia Keck Finkle

Relationship

Spouse, Sons & Daughter

SERGEANT. U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS. ENLISTED ON JULY 18, 1942 AT PATTERSON FIELD, OHIO. TRANSFERRED TO PENDLETON, OREGON IN SEPTEMBER 1942. TRANSFERRED TO TINKER FIELD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA SEPTEMBER 1943. TRANSFERRED TO SALINA, KANSAS IN FEBRUARY 1944 THEN TO CALIFORNIA WAITING TO BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS. ARRIVED AT SAIPAN ON AUGUST 11, 1944. HE SERVED IN THE 330TH AIR SERVICE GROUP, 73RD BOMB WING, 20TH AIR FORCE. AFTER WAR WAS OVER TRANSFERRED TO GUAM AFTER A SHORT TERM THERE RETURNED TO STATE OF WASHINGTON. THEN SHIPPED TO CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA WHERE HE WAS DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 30, 1945.