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"Learn Lt. Finnegan Lost Life While on Duty in Pacific Area... Lt. Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose J. Finnegan, reported missing in action since May 14 in the Pacific area is officially reported dead, according to a telegram received by his parents yesterday from the War Department."
Discover life events, stories and photos about Ambrose Joseph Finnegan (1884–1957) of Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Ambrose J. Finnegan died on May 27, 1957, at St. Mary's Hospital, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. According to his Death Certificate, he was born on July 11, 1885, at Olyphant, Pennsylvania, to James Finnegan and Catherine Roche. His usual occupation was Librarian for the Scranton Tribune. He was widowed at the time of his death, but his wife h...
In 1900, Ambrose is living with his Uncle Peter RocheHis headstone indicates his birth year is 1883, his draft record indicates 1884, his death record was changed from 1883 to 1885. The date shown is on his headstone.
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M33C-Y73: accessed 08 Nov 2014), Ambrose Fennegan in household of Peter F Roche, District 2 Scr...- Male
- July 11, 1883
- Geraldine Catherine (Blewitt) Finnegan
- May 27, 1957
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Ambrose Joseph Finnegan, Jr. served as a Second Lieutenant, Headquarters, Fifth Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He resided in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on January 21, 1942 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
2LT Ambrose John “Bosie” Finnegan. Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr. was the son of Ambrose Joseph Finnegan Sr., and Geraldine Blewitt Finnegan. He was born and raised in Scranton Pennsylvania. He graduated from Saint Thomas High School in 1933 where he played football and basketball.
Apr 17, 2024 · While in Pittsburgh, Biden spoke about his uncle, 2nd Lt. Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., aiming to draw a contrast with reports that Trump, while president, had called fallen service members “suckers ...
Jan 19, 2021 · 19 Jan 2021. The 46th president of the United States of America has familial roots at Santa Clara. Joseph R. Biden Jr. has spoken affectionately of his maternal grandfather, Ambrose Finnegan, who played football at the turn of the 20th Century at Santa Clara College.
