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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Finn

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

California

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR HEROISM DURING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. HE WAS A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND IN CHARGE OF ORDNANCE FOR AN AIR SQUADRON. DESPITE HEAD WOUNDS AND OTHER INJURIES, HE CONTINUOUSLY FIRED A .50 CALIBER MACHINE GUN FROM AN EXPOSED POSITION AS BULLETS AND BOMBS POUNDED THE BASE AT KANEOHE BAY IN OAHU. HE THEN SUPERVISED THE REARMING OF RETURNING AMERICAN PLANES.