World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas P. Finnegan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Elmhurst, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH THE 49TH FIGHTER SQUADRON AS A COOK IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, AIR COMBAT BALKANS, ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES, PO VALLEY, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 12 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.