Charles Buford Finley

Military

Assigned 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

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

25th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

Robert M Balser

  • 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

RF999

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron

Places

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.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/84759511-charles-b-finley
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64077030/charles-buford-finley

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https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/18745

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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