# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-william-finn
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:33:27.267Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-william-finn"
name: "John William Finn"
slug: "john-william-finn"
description: "John William Finn was a sailor in the United States Navy who, as a chief petty officer and aviation ordnanceman, received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. Though ordnancemen are only responsible for performing maintenance on guns and handling of munitions, Finn – when the Japanese bombed Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay during the 7 December attack – earned the medal by firing a machine gun from an exposed position throughout the attack, despite being repeatedly wounded. He continued to serve in the Navy and in 1942 was commissioned an ensign. In 1947 he was reverted to chief petty officer, eventually rising to lieutenant before his 1956 retirement. In his later years he made many appearances at events celebrating veterans. At the time of his death, Finn was the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, the last living recipient from the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the last living United States Navy recipient of World War II."
tagline: "United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1909–2010)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_William_Finn.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1909-07-23"
deathDate: "2010-05-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0.1353013530135301
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "John William Finn"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump