john finn just turned 100. calls his ranch recalling detail the day that still lives in impny. >> they rudely awakened us and they kicked the living hell out of us and burned us all up. and then left. they didn't hang around there. that jap admiral knew his business. he went there to do one thing and he did it. >> john was an ordnance specialist. he was manning a machine gun a o one-man counterattack. >> i can remember seeing some cases where i could see the pilot's faces. >> reporter: john suffered multiple wounds to his hand, arm, head and foot but he refused to leave. >> medical help comes later. if you're busy shooting a machine gun or a rifle or a pistol or doing anything, you can't worry about getting medical attention. my job was right there and it was all i had to do was wait. and at some point during that attack there would come an opportunity for me to actually shoot a japanese plane. >> reporter: for his actions that day, john finn received the medal of honor. the nation's highest military recognitio