Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments.
March 9, 1974
Pvt. James Finley (A)
Pvt. James Finley survived the Death March, the Capas Boxcars, POW camps, a hell ship voyage and slave labor in Japan. He died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on this date in 1974. It was 28 years and one day after he had returned to the US from WWII.
Learn more about Pvt. Fonley here: http://bataanproject.com/Finley_J.html