Harry T. Finley entered the military service in Missouri. He served in the US Air Corps as a Corporal during World War II and was an Assistant Engineer on the C-109 #44-49235. The aircraft, C-109 #44-49235 , belonged to the Air Transport Command, 1345th Army Air Force Base Unit at Tezgaon, India. It left Kurmitola India for a routine transport flight over "The Hump" to a destination of Chengkung, China 5 January 1945. The weather was reported clear at 500 ft that day to 20,000ft. A witness statement given by 1st Lt Louis D Foglia reported to have made radio contact with the aircraft at Chabua, India. The aircraft disappeared after this, with no known cause. A search conducted under the command of Capt Joseph H Chuse, Base Rescue Officer, was unsuccessful in locating the missing ship or its crew. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Harry was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

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