James Owen Fincher
Military
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UPL 45963
P-38J-20-LO #44-23511 "Arkansas Traveler" Code: H5-U
367th Fighter Group - 392nd Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
Pilot: Lt. Owen Fincher
367th Fighter Group - 392nd Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
Pilot: Lt. Owen Fincher
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Arkansas Traveler
- Unit: 367th Fighter Group 392nd Fighter Squadron
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Buckner, AR | 24 December 1920 | |
Camden, AR | 16 February 1942 | 100 Madison | |
Died |
Camden, AR | 28 October 2013 | James Owen Fincher, 92 of Camden, AR passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 at the Ouachita County Medical Center. He was born December 24, 1920 to Floyd Doss and Emma Hudaburgh Fincher in Camden, AR. He was a member of Maul Road Church of Christ. He was a retired service station ower in Camden and a veteran of World War II. He fought in the five major battles and flew 62 missions as the pilot of the P-38 Lightning named "The Arkansas Traveller." He left the Air Force as a Captain. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd Doss and Emma Hudaburgh Fincher; brother, Harold Fincher; and sister, Melba Fincher. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Laura Evelyn Bridges Fincher of Waldo, AR; daughter, Carol Fincher of Little Rock, AR; sisters, Betty Jo Snelson and husband, Ed of Ft. Worth, TX and Emma Jean Anderson and husband, Carrel of Tuscalusa, AL; and sister-in-law, Alma Jean Fincher of Camden, AR. A graveside service will be 1:00PM Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Frazier Cemetery in Magnolia, AR. Visitation will be 10:30-11:30AM Wednesday at Proctor Funera |
Buried |
Magnolia, AR | 30 October 2013 | Frazier Cemetery Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA |
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