Hershel Lafe Finke was born Jan. 13, 1922 to Antoin Frederick and Myrtle Goldie Fowler Finke. He died June 6, 1944 and is buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Pvt. Finke served in World War II with the U.S. Army 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division and was KIA in Normandy, France and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
