Charles Buford Finley
MilitaryAssigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. Chaff-dispensing mission to Hamburg in Mosquito RF999 20-Mar-45. RTD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35130474 / O-698410
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Mosquito
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Gallatin, Texas | 18 October 1918 | Son of Carroll Stokes and Mary G [McTeer] Finley. |
Enlisted |
Houston, TX | 15 March 1941 | Houston, Texas |
Died |
27 July 1982 | ||
Buried |
Resthaven Cemetery, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, TX | 30 July 1982 | Resthaven Cemetery Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas |
Based |
Watton | Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996; Aerial Intelligence for the 8th Air Force, pg 71, 73 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia