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Download as PDF Printable version. External links [ edit ]. John William Finn wearing his Medal of Honor. Kidd, commander of Battleship Division 1, who was aboard the Arizona when it blew up and sank; Capt. Retrieved 29 July He served as a chief petty officer. Medal of Honor citation [ edit ]. As a chief aviation ordnanceman stationed at Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay , he earned the medal by manning a machine gun from an exposed position throughout the attack, despite being repeatedly wounded.

Weekly Roundup. He retired from the Navy as a lieutenant in September My scalp got cut, and everybody thought I was dying: Oh, Christ, the old chief had the top of his head knocked off! Archived from the original on 9 October Ten of the 15 servicemen who received the Medal of Honor for their actions at Pearl Harbor died in the attack.

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In he was reverted to chief petty officer, eventually rising to lieutenant before his retirement. Archived from the original on 4 December Retrieved April 6, Mervyn S. He dropped out of school to join the Navy at age Archived from the original on 27 November Retrieved 7 April United States. Soto; Jeanette Steele 4 June He continued to serve in the Navy and in was commissioned an ensign.

United States Navy. Later life and legacy [ edit ]. Julie Watson 28 May At the time of his death, Finn was the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient and the last living recipient from the attack on Pearl Harbor. Early life [ change change source ]. I was just in the right place at the right time.