Florence Finch | |
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Born | Santiago, Isabela, Philippine Islands | October 11, 1915
Died | December 8, 2016 Ithaca, New York, U.S. | (aged 101)
Place of burial | Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cayuga Heights, New York |
Allegiance | Commonwealth of the Philippines, United States of America |
Service | Philippine resistance, United States Coast Guard |
Years of service | 1942–1945 (Philippine resistance) 1945–1946 (USCG) |
Rank | Seaman second class (USCG) |
Unit | SPARS (USCG) |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Medal of Freedom Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Ribbon |
Florence Ebersole Smith Finch (October 11, 1915 – December 8, 2016) was a Filipino-American member of the World War II resistance against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.