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' U , ,iQx,,-134r,.,i,,Q? e ,. ' 'OUR SHIP ' uss HNCH KDER-3281 The USS FINCH lDER-328l is a i740 fon Radar Piclref Desfroyer Escori. She is 306 feef in lengfh, 36 feef wide, and has a crew consisfing of l70 officers and men. The ship's armamenl' consisfs of fwo 3 f50 caliber rapid fire single mounfs, six forpedo fubes, depfh charges, hedge- hogs, and various small arms including 50 caliber and 30 caliber machine guns. FINCH was consfrucfed during fhe summer of I943 af Consolidafed Sfeel Corporafion, LTD., Orange, Texas. She was launched on Augusf 28, I943 and commissioned on December I3 of fhe same year. The ship is named for Lieufenanf liunior gradel Joseph Warren FINCH, USNR, who was killed in acfion during fhe Baffle of fhe Solomon Islands in November, l942. During her long and varied career FINCH earned fhe fol- lowing decorafions which are proudly displayed iusf be- low her bridge: fhe American Campaign Medal, fhe European African and Middle Easfern Campaign.Medal, fhe Asiafic Pacific Campaign Medal, fhe World War ll Vicfory Medal, fhe Navy Occupafion Service Medal, fhe China Service Medal, fhe Nafional Defense Service Medal, fhe Korean Service Medal, 'lhe Viefnam Service Medal, and fhe Unifed Nafions Service Medal. C o,., Q . 2 Q ' ' Q Q ' , o fs df' H.,-vi , W., 1' U gf! .ly ,L , ff'
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