Joseph E. Finneran

World War II
Service #O-661605
Unit345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Massachusetts
Date of DeathAugust 1 1943
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Notes

Initially listed missing in action, First Lieutenant Finneran's remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.