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FINNEY, Hubert Randolph - Date of
birth
31 July 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Meigs County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34377029 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the Schwelm / Milspe / Vorde Area, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
George D. Finney (father)
Mary Ellen (Kelley) Finney (mother)
Ethel Finney (sister)
Edward Finney (brother)
Dixie Finney (sister)
Charles Finney (brother)
Luretha Finney (sister)
Hattie K. Finney (sister)
More information
Pfc Hubert R. Finney was reported wounded in action on 9 July 1944, south of La Haye-du-Puits, Normandy, France for which he was awarded his first Purple Heart..
Source of information: André Koch, Brenda L. Finney McHone, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1920/ 1930/1940 Census / Brenda Finney McHone Family Tree, http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Brenda L. Finney McHone (niece)