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Sgt Finn Buer
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Sgt Finn Buer Veteran

Birth
Death
8 Sep 1945 (aged 20–21)
Indonesia
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Wall's Of The Missing ~ with a "Rosette"
Memorial ID
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Finn's remains were recovered in 1999 and he is now interred in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

" Click Here " for that record.

A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.


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Finn served as a Sergeant, 68th Airways and Communications Service Group, U.S. Army Air Force.

He resided in Bronx County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 24, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of textiles and also as Single, without dependents.

Finn was a passenger on B-25H #43-4915 that was assigned to the 718th Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force.

B-25H #43-4915 took off, after World War II was over with a crew of 3 and 5 passengers, from Townsville, Queensland Australia on an administrative mission to Biak Island, Papua Province, Indonesia. They never reached their destination.

B-25H #43-4915 was not found until the mid 1990's and they had crashed near Timkua, Dutch New Guinea, Indonesia.

Finn was first declared "Missing" and his status was later changed to "Killed in the "Line Of Duty" once his remains were recovered.

Service # 12188242

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Airmen who perished on B-25H #43-4915:

Bosler, Charles M ~ Sgt, Passenger, MO
Buer, Finn ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Hewett, Troy B, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, FL
Miller, Philip E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OR
Neary, Matthew F ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, CA
Smith, Fred L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NC
Spredemann, Earl H ~ Sgt, Passenger, WI
Straney, Veachel F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, KY

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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Finn's remains were recovered in 1999 and he is now interred in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

" Click Here " for that record.

A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Finn served as a Sergeant, 68th Airways and Communications Service Group, U.S. Army Air Force.

He resided in Bronx County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 24, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of textiles and also as Single, without dependents.

Finn was a passenger on B-25H #43-4915 that was assigned to the 718th Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force.

B-25H #43-4915 took off, after World War II was over with a crew of 3 and 5 passengers, from Townsville, Queensland Australia on an administrative mission to Biak Island, Papua Province, Indonesia. They never reached their destination.

B-25H #43-4915 was not found until the mid 1990's and they had crashed near Timkua, Dutch New Guinea, Indonesia.

Finn was first declared "Missing" and his status was later changed to "Killed in the "Line Of Duty" once his remains were recovered.

Service # 12188242

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Airmen who perished on B-25H #43-4915:

Bosler, Charles M ~ Sgt, Passenger, MO
Buer, Finn ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Hewett, Troy B, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, FL
Miller, Philip E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OR
Neary, Matthew F ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, CA
Smith, Fred L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NC
Spredemann, Earl H ~ Sgt, Passenger, WI
Straney, Veachel F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, KY

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56751224/finn-buer: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Finn Buer (1924–8 Sep 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56751224, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).