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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Truman Wayne Finch

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Holliday, Texas

Honored By

G. H. King

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED SERVICE ON MARCH 20,1943 AS APPRENTICE SEAMAN IN THE V-12A PROGRAM AT PARKVILLE, MISSOURI. ASSIGNED TO TARMAC PROGRAM AS SEAMAN 2ND CLASS AT OLATHE, KANSAS. IN 1944 ENTERED V-5 NAVAL AVIATION CADET PROGRAM IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA; THEN TO PREFLIGHT AT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, CALIFORNIA AND ON TO NORMAN, OKLAHOMA FOR PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING. COMMISSIONED AND RECEIVED WINGS IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS IN MARCH, 1946. REMAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN NAVAL AVIATION UNTIL RETIREMENT IN 1966 AS LIEUTENANT COMMANDER.