World War II Honoree

Carl Finch

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Powder Springs, Georgia

Honored By

Elayne Finch Cheshire

Relationship

Daughter

WHILE SERVING AS A NAVY GUNNER ON THE USS CORNELIA, THE SHIP WAS ATTACKED AND SUNK BY GERMAN TORPEDOES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN IN SEPTEMBER 1943. FOR FOUR DAYS, HE AND 16 OTHER MEN LANGUISHED IN A LIFE BOAT WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER, FIGHTING OFF SHARKS. AFTER RESCUE, HE WAS AWARDED A LETTER OF COMMENDATION FOR AIDING AND MAINTAINING THE MORALE OF HIS SHIPMATES.