John Finn, Oldest Medal of Honor Winner, Dies
ANOTHER STORY WE CERTAINLY WOULD NOT WANT TO FORGET!!
We will remember…
Retired Navy Lt. John Finn, the oldest Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, has died at his Southern California home. He was 100.
Navy Lt. Aaron Kakiel says Finn died early Thursday on his ranch near Live Oak Springs, where he lived for more than 50 years.
Finn earned the nation’s highest military valor award for his heroism during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 15, 1942, from then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Born July 23, 1909, in Los Angeles, Finn was the oldest of the 97 Medal of Honor recipients still living.
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Posted on August 23, 2014, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.
Pacific Paratrooper 
A great award to a very brave heroic man.
His citation is a fantastic commendation to this mans deeds.
Regards
Ian
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You’re ding a lot of reading today, Ian – I greatly appreciate that!!
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Rest in much deserved peace, Mr. Finn. God bless you.
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That is such a wonderful sentiment, Linda. Thank you.
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Such an impressive story.
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I saw Jacqui’s post and saved the address for it, just for such an occasion as this. Glad you agree, Hilary.
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Thank you for visiting my blog and liking one of my posts. I pray you will come again some time. Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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It was my pleasure, Natalie. I have already made a return trip and I’m sure there will be many more. But, sometimes I become a little bogged down in research, slow typing, etc. that it might take a little time for me to get back – please don’t take it personally – chalk it up to my senility – okay? You have a lovely site and you must be very proud.
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Interesting reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Finn
Thanks for this one, too.
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Yes, excellent link for Mr. Finn. Thank you for stopping in.
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He resembles someone I worked with.
Aside from that, you should see this post by Rommel:
http://thesophomoreslump2.com/2014/08/18/memory-monday-exclusive-trip-to-iwo-jima/
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Thanks for the link, Allan – very interesting. I hope others click onto it!
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BTW, I appreciate you reblogging this. I got dozens of ‘likes’ and lots more activity than my usual post. This man deserves it.
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You know what I always say, They ALL deserve to be remembered!! I’m glad his memory is bringing some people to your site. You know I love that Wednesday Hero category!!
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Another humble patriot. So often, it seems these heroes were merely in the wrong place at the right time and refused to quit. Thank god.
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Isn’t that the truth, Jacqui!!
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Have many Medal of Honor recipients made it to three figures? That’s some combination of achievements!
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I don’t know, John, but that might be an interesting topic to look into.
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