Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	321 69 86
Birth Date	October 4, 1920
From	Eldon, Iowa
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Trout (SS-202)
Loss Date	February 29, 1944
Location	22° 40'N x131°45' E in Philippines Basin
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Wilson was born in Jefferson City, Iowa.  His brother, Carl Edwin Finney, was lost on USS Harder.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

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