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092			_aFINCH, F. _bM939
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100	1		_aMrazek, Robert J., _eauthor. _9130311
245	1	4	_aThe indomitable Florence Finch : _bthe untold story of a war widow turned resistance fighter and savior of American POWs / _cRobert J. Mrazek.
246	3	0	_aUntold story of a war widow turned resistance fighter and savior of American POWs
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a2006
264		1	_aNew York : _bHachette Books, _c2020.
300			_axxi, 342 pages : _b8 pages of photographs (black and white and color), map ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"When Florence Finch died at the age of 101, few of her Ithaca, NY neighbors knew that this unassuming Filipina native was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, whose courage and sacrifice were unsurpassed in the Pacific War against Japan. Long accustomed to keeping her secrets close in service of the Allies, she waited fifty years to reveal the story of those dramatic and harrowing days to her own children. Florence was an unlikely warrior. She relied on her own intelligence and fortitude to survive on her own from the age of seven, facing bigotry as a mixed-race mestiza with the dual heritage of her American serviceman father and Filipina mother. As the war drew ever closer to the Philippines, Florence fell in love with a dashing American naval intelligence agent, Charles "Bing" Smith. In the wake of Bing's sudden death in battle, Florence transformed from a mild-mannered young wife into a fervent resistance fighter. She conceived a bold plan to divert tons of precious fuel from the Japanese army, which was then sold on the black market to provide desperately needed medicine and food for hundreds of American POWs. In constant peril of arrest and execution, Florence fought to save others, even as the Japanese police closed in. With a wealth of original sources including taped interviews, personal journals, and unpublished memoirs, The Indomitable Florence Finch unfolds against the Bataan Death March, the fall of Corregidor, and the daily struggle to survive a brutal occupying force. Award-winning military historian and former Congressman Robert J. Mrazek brings to light this long-hidden American patriot. The Indomitable Florence Finch is the story of the transcendent bravery of a woman who belongs in America's pantheon of war heroes."-- _cProvided by publisher.
600	1	0	_aFinch, Florence Ebersole Smith, _d1915-2017.
651		0	_aPhilippines _xHistory _yJapanese occupation, 1942-1945. _9142912
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bArmy. _bForces, Far East _xHistory.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _zPhilippines. _940441
650		0	_aPrisoners of war _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century. _952597
650		0	_aPrisoners of war _zPhilippines _xHistory _y20th century. _948674
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xPrisoners and prisons, American. _932228
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xUnderground movements _zPhilippines. _9160345
650		0	_aWar widows _zPhilippines _zManila _vBiography.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bCoast Guard. _bWomen's Reserve _vBiography.
655		7	_aBiographies. _2lcgft _9870
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