Oral History Interview with John W. Finn, December 5, 2001
Description:
Transcript of an oral interview with John W. Finn. Finn grew up in California and joined the Navy in 1926. He went through training. By 1941, he has been made Chief Petty Officer and is in the BP-14 squadron. This squadron arrived in Kaneohe Bay on the USS Enterprise in May 1941. Finn has become the Chief Ordnance and Bombsight man. He describes the Japanese bombing Kaneohe Bay just before Pearl Harbor. He took a gun outside and is exposed to Japanese strafing while he fires at the airplanes. H…
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Date:
December 5, 2001
Duration:
1 hour 31 minutes 48 seconds
Creator:
Finn, John W.
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation