Ambrose Joseph Finnegan, Jr. served as a Second Lieutenant, Headquarters, Fifth Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 21, 1942 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed as a Salesmen and also as Single, without dependents.
Finnegan, while a passenger on A-20G "Black Sunday" (#42-86768), was declared "Missing In Action" when the A-20G crashed at sea for unknown reasons during the war.
Service # O2036172
The pilot's mother, Mrs. Leona Carr who resided in Santa Monica, California, received a letter from General Douglas MacArthur which noted her son Harold & his crew were on a personal mission for him at the time of his passing.
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Airmen who perished on A-20G #42-86768:
Cardwell, Ashford H., T/Sgt, Gunner, LAFinnegan, Ambrose J., Jr., 2nd Lt, Passenger, PAPrince, Harold R., 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
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Airmen who survived from A-20G #42-86768:
Zulkus, Anthony, T/Sgt, Engineer
Bio & Crew Report by:Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Ambrose Finnegan was the maternal uncle of President Joseph Biden.
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He resided in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 21, 1942 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed as a Salesmen and also as Single, without dependents.
Finnegan, while a passenger on A-20G "Black Sunday" (#42-86768), was declared "Missing In Action" when the A-20G crashed at sea for unknown reasons during the war.
Service # O2036172
The pilot's mother, Mrs. Leona Carr who resided in Santa Monica, California, received a letter from General Douglas MacArthur which noted her son Harold & his crew were on a personal mission for him at the time of his passing.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on A-20G #42-86768:
Cardwell, Ashford H., T/Sgt, Gunner, LAFinnegan, Ambrose J., Jr., 2nd Lt, Passenger, PAPrince, Harold R., 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who survived from A-20G #42-86768:
Zulkus, Anthony, T/Sgt, Engineer
Bio & Crew Report by:Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Ambrose Finnegan was the maternal uncle of President Joseph Biden.
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Ambrose Joseph Finnegan, Jr. served as a Second Lieutenant, Headquarters, Fifth Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 21, 1942 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed as a Salesmen and also as Single, without dependents.
Finnegan, while a passenger on A-20G "Black Sunday" (#42-86768), was declared "Missing In Action" when the A-20G crashed at sea for unknown reasons during the war.
Service # O2036172
The pilot's mother, Mrs. Leona Carr who resided in Santa Monica, California, received a letter from General Douglas MacArthur which noted her son Harold & his crew were on a personal mission for him at the time of his passing.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on A-20G #42-86768:
Cardwell, Ashford H., T/Sgt, Gunner, LAFinnegan, Ambrose J., Jr., 2nd Lt, Passenger, PAPrince, Harold R., 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who survived from A-20G #42-86768:
Zulkus, Anthony, T/Sgt, Engineer
Bio & Crew Report by:Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ambrose Finnegan was the maternal uncle of President Joseph Biden.
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He resided in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 21, 1942 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed as a Salesmen and also as Single, without dependents.
Finnegan, while a passenger on A-20G "Black Sunday" (#42-86768), was declared "Missing In Action" when the A-20G crashed at sea for unknown reasons during the war.
Service # O2036172
The pilot's mother, Mrs. Leona Carr who resided in Santa Monica, California, received a letter from General Douglas MacArthur which noted her son Harold & his crew were on a personal mission for him at the time of his passing.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on A-20G #42-86768:
Cardwell, Ashford H., T/Sgt, Gunner, LAFinnegan, Ambrose J., Jr., 2nd Lt, Passenger, PAPrince, Harold R., 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who survived from A-20G #42-86768:
Zulkus, Anthony, T/Sgt, Engineer
Bio & Crew Report by:Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ambrose Finnegan was the maternal uncle of President Joseph Biden.
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