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NAME Dexter Wilson Fincher |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 273115 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona Gun Captain |
HOME OF RECORD Prineville, OR |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Grace M. Fincher |
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| DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1917 at Prineville, OR |
ENTERED SERVICE July 10, 1939 at Portland, OR |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Sergeant Dexter W. Fincher was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. Fincher’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. Note: No relation to fellow Arizona casualty ACK Allen Brady Fincher. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Sergeant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Juniper Haven Cemetery, Prineville, OR USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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