010824-N-4151K-001 San Diego, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2001) -- Retired Navy Lieutenant John W. Finn, the oldest living Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, reenlists Senior Chief Electrician’s Mate Brent W. Dattke at an awards ceremony held in San Diego. Admiral Chester Nimitz awarded Lt. Finn the Medal of Honor for his actions at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. While taking heavy enemy machine-gun strafing fire, Lt. Finn manned a .50-caliber machine gun on an exposed area of the flight line at Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay. Finn returned fire even after being painfully wounded, leaving
010824-N-4151K-001 San Diego, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2001) -- Retired Navy Lieutenant John W. Finn, the oldest living Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, reenlists Senior Chief Electrician’s Mate Brent W. Dattke at an awards ceremony held in San Diego. Admiral Chester Nimitz awarded Lt. Finn the Medal of Honor for his actions at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. While taking heavy enemy machine-gun strafing fire, Lt. Finn manned a .50-caliber machine gun on an exposed area of the flight line at Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay. Finn returned fire even after being painfully wounded, leaving his post for medical treatment only when ordered to do so. “The hospital was crowded with injured people so I went back to load up our returning planes that had been on patrol,” said Finn. After supervising the rearming of aircraft, Lt. Finn was taken to the hospital for treatment. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Lance Kirk. (RELEASED) US Navy 010824-N-4151K-001 Oldest living Medal of Honor recipient reenlists Senior Chief Electrician%%%%%%%%5Ersquo,s Mate
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