Finnegan, Terence P., 1904-1990

Terence P. Finnegan (b. 1904, Norwich, Conn.-d. Jan. 17, 1990), chaplain in the U.S. Air Force, an ordained Roman Catholic priest, entered active military service in 1937. He was named division chaplain, 25th Infantry Division, while serving in Hawaii at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He later was awarded the Bronze Star for service against the Japanese at Guadalcanal. After the War, he became chaplain, USA Forces, Mediterranean Theater of Operations. He transferred to the Air Force in 1949 and was named air chaplain, Headquarters, Continental Air Command, and air chaplain, Far East Air Forces. He received further awards for service in Japan and Korea. He took on the duties of chief of chaplains, U.S. Air Force, in 1958.