William J. Finn collection, circa 1942-1946, 1988-2002, undated.

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William J. Finn collection, circa 1942-1946, 1988-2002, undated.

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The William J. Finn collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, news clippings, and a photograph collected by Finn's family. The collection includes information regarding his death in the sinking of the British transport ship, the HMS Rohna, in the Mediterranean Sea en-route to India by a German aircraft using a radar-guided bomb on 26 November 1943.

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United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...

United States. Army. Air Corps

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Rohna (Ship)

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Finn, William John, 1924-1943.

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William John Finn was born on 27 January 1924 in Woodbridge, New Jersey. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps in December 1942 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, and trained as a radio operator. He was assigned to overseas duty in India and was killed in action while en-route. From the description of William J. Finn collection, circa 1942-1946, 1988-2002, undated. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 780058294 ...