Son of Charles Robert Finley, member of the USMA Class of 1915.
January 1943 graduate of the United States Military Academy. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Infantry and was shipped overseas to England in early 1944. Landed on Normandy on June 7, 1944. Wounded and evacuated on July 19, he was the recipient of the Bronze Star for meritorious action against the enemy and the Purple Heart. After recuperating, he returned to his battalion. First Lieutenant Finley was killed in action while on a reconnaissance mission. Recipient of the Silver Star for his voluntary mission.
Survived by his wife, Julie Goode Burr, daughter of Lt Col William E Burr, USMA 1914. After the death of her husband and her younger brother, Robert, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps.
Extracted from memorial originally published in ASSEMBLY, April 1998.
Charles Robert Finley
PLACE OF BIRTH: Washington
HOME OF RECORD: Queens County, New York
Charles Finley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of January 1943.
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING World War II
Service: Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
Battalion: 2d Battalion
Division: 2d Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 109 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: First Lieutenant (Infantry) Charles Robert Finley, Jr. (ASN: 0-25770), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with Headquarters, 2d Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, during World War II.
January 1943 graduate of the United States Military Academy. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Infantry and was shipped overseas to England in early 1944. Landed on Normandy on June 7, 1944. Wounded and evacuated on July 19, he was the recipient of the Bronze Star for meritorious action against the enemy and the Purple Heart. After recuperating, he returned to his battalion. First Lieutenant Finley was killed in action while on a reconnaissance mission. Recipient of the Silver Star for his voluntary mission.
Survived by his wife, Julie Goode Burr, daughter of Lt Col William E Burr, USMA 1914. After the death of her husband and her younger brother, Robert, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps.
Extracted from memorial originally published in ASSEMBLY, April 1998.
Charles Robert Finley
PLACE OF BIRTH: Washington
HOME OF RECORD: Queens County, New York
Charles Finley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of January 1943.
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING World War II
Service: Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
Battalion: 2d Battalion
Division: 2d Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 109 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: First Lieutenant (Infantry) Charles Robert Finley, Jr. (ASN: 0-25770), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with Headquarters, 2d Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, during World War II.
Son of Charles Robert Finley, member of the USMA Class of 1915.
January 1943 graduate of the United States Military Academy. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Infantry and was shipped overseas to England in early 1944. Landed on Normandy on June 7, 1944. Wounded and evacuated on July 19, he was the recipient of the Bronze Star for meritorious action against the enemy and the Purple Heart. After recuperating, he returned to his battalion. First Lieutenant Finley was killed in action while on a reconnaissance mission. Recipient of the Silver Star for his voluntary mission.
Survived by his wife, Julie Goode Burr, daughter of Lt Col William E Burr, USMA 1914. After the death of her husband and her younger brother, Robert, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps.
Extracted from memorial originally published in ASSEMBLY, April 1998.
Charles Robert Finley
PLACE OF BIRTH: Washington
HOME OF RECORD: Queens County, New York
Charles Finley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of January 1943.
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING World War II
Service: Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
Battalion: 2d Battalion
Division: 2d Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 109 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: First Lieutenant (Infantry) Charles Robert Finley, Jr. (ASN: 0-25770), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with Headquarters, 2d Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, during World War II.
January 1943 graduate of the United States Military Academy. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Infantry and was shipped overseas to England in early 1944. Landed on Normandy on June 7, 1944. Wounded and evacuated on July 19, he was the recipient of the Bronze Star for meritorious action against the enemy and the Purple Heart. After recuperating, he returned to his battalion. First Lieutenant Finley was killed in action while on a reconnaissance mission. Recipient of the Silver Star for his voluntary mission.
Survived by his wife, Julie Goode Burr, daughter of Lt Col William E Burr, USMA 1914. After the death of her husband and her younger brother, Robert, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps.
Extracted from memorial originally published in ASSEMBLY, April 1998.
Charles Robert Finley
PLACE OF BIRTH: Washington
HOME OF RECORD: Queens County, New York
Charles Finley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of January 1943.
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING World War II
Service: Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
Battalion: 2d Battalion
Division: 2d Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 109 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: First Lieutenant (Infantry) Charles Robert Finley, Jr. (ASN: 0-25770), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with Headquarters, 2d Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, during World War II.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
