John William Finn (1909 - 2010)

Born 23 Jul 1909 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Husband of Ruby Alice (Dilts) Finn — married 18 Jun 1933 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 27 May 2010 at age 100 in Chula Vista, San Diego, California, United States

Biography

Medal of Honor Recipient, Purple Heart for actions during the Pearl Harbor attack.

He served on a series of ships: the USS Lexington (CV-2), the USS Houston (CA-30), the USS Jason (AC-12), the USS Saratoga (CV-3), the USS Cincinnati (CL-6) and the USS Hancock (CV-19)

Father's Name Louis J Finn

Mother's Name Essie Lucile Niles

Sources

• "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V25S-NJN : 27 November 2014), John W Finn, 24 Jul 1909; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.

• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JZ-V11 : 28 November 2014), John William Finn and Ruby Alice Dilts, 18 Jun 1933; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,075,042.

• "Lt. John W. Finn , USN Retired," obituary, San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), 30 May 2010, Section: Passages, Page: G-6, Column: DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES; database online, "America's Obituaries & Death Notices," NewsBank.com (http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/obit/1301E59EE3F3F2F0-1301E59EE3F3F2F0?p=OBIT : accessed 7 June 2017).

• Wikipedia:John_William_Finn