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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John G. Wilheim Finke

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Honored By

Blythe Foote Finke

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Activity During WWII

BIG RED ONE. FOUGHT ON BATTLEFIELDS ALL THROUGH WORLD WAR II, NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, FIRST ON OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, THROUGH EUROPE AND GERMANY TO CHEB, CZECHOSLOVAKIA. WOUNDED ON D-DAY AND IN OTHER BATTLES, BUT ALWAYS GOT BACK INTO BATTLE QUICKLY. DIED OCTOBER 7, 1996 AT 85.