John Finn

Lieutenant Finn received the Medal of Honor for his valor during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the first day of war in the Pacific. A Navy petty officer in charge of guns used in bombers, Finn’s request to make gun mounts to protect the airfield from attack, had been denied. Under a barrage of machine gun fire from Japanese zeros, Finn grabbed a .50-caliber machine gun placed it on a pile of lumber and shot at enemy planes. Although painfully wounded, he continued to man his gun and return the fire. It was only by specific orders that he was persuaded to leave his post to seek medical attention. Following first aid treatment but still in excruciating pain, he returned to the squadron area and actively supervised the rearming of returning planes. Interviewed at the age of 98, Finn is the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient. He was born in Los Angeles and resides in Pine Valley, California 70 miles from San Diego.

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