World War II Honoree

Desmond John Finegan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bronx, New York

Honored By

A Fellow Veteran

ENTERING SERVICE EARLY IN MARCH OF 1943, HE SERVED IN THE MEDICAL SERVICES CORPS, AND SERVED INITIALLY IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN THEATER, AND THEN IN THE LIBERATION OF THE EMBATTLED EUROPEAN THEATER. SERVING IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN SHORTLY AFTER D-DAY, HE WAS ASSIGNED AS A MEDIC WITH THE 29TH DIVISION, WAS WOUNDED BY GERMAN ARTILLERY FIRE AND EARNED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS SACRIFICES AND PERSONAL VALOR. HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES HELPED TO TURN THE TIDE OF THE WAR, HELPED TO MARKEDLY ENSURE ALLIED VICTORY, AND HELPED TO OVERCOME TYRANNY IN WWII.