Oldest Medal of Honor recipient, 100, downplays 'hero' talk

Oldest Medal of Honor recipient, 100, downplays 'hero' talk
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In Pearl Harbor attack, John Finn was wounded in head and limbs but fought on

Finn's medal citation states he continued to "return the enemy's fire vigorously"

Congressional Medal of Honor Society Convention is in Chicago this week
By Larry Shaughnessy
CNN

PINE VALLEY, California (CNN) -- Dozens of America's greatest military heroes are gathered in Chicago, Illinois, possibly the last large gathering of living Medal of Honor recipients.

Among the men with light blue ribbons holding a star around their necks signifying uncommon bravery, will be John Finn.

Finn, who received the nation's highest medal for valor for his actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, turned 100 this summer, the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient.

Finn was a lieutenant stationed at Kanoehe Bay Naval Air Station, where the Japanese struck five minutes before attacking Pearl Harbor, across southeast Oahu Island from Kanoehe Bay.
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