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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Julius Finnern

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED ON THE DESTROYER USS MONAGHAN WHICH SANK A JAPANESE MIDGET SUBMARINE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. HIS DESTROYER WAS CREDITED WITH 13 MAJOR ENGAGEMENTS DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING THE BATTLES OF MIDWAY AND THE CORAL SEA. HE ALSO WITNESSED THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY ON JUNE 6, 1944.