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Cover of The Achiever newspaper depicting a man standing near the railing of a ship, holding bi…
Robert J. Finn
Cover of The Achiever newspaper depicting a man standing near the railing of a ship, holding bi…
Cover of The Achiever newspaper depicting a man standing near the railing of a ship, holding binoculars to his face looking out to sea

Robert J. Finn

BiographyRobert J. Finn served on board the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11) from February 1967 to August 1970. He worked in the V-4 Division as an aviation boatswain's mate (fuels) third class. He one of the men who refueled and defueled Intrepid’s aircraft, nicknamed "grapes" for their purple jerseys. The Museum interviewed Finn for the oral history collection (OHP.248).
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