Salome Alforte, a nurse who treated soldiers
Isabel Almario a nurse who treated soldiers
Ramona Barrios. a nurse who treated soldiers
Matea (Sadava) Borja CIVILIAN
Casualty (with Vicente her husband;) mother of Sfc Domingo Borja (their only child) who was himself a
North Korean POW & KIA/MIA in Vietnam war & a DSC recipient Re: http://filipinos-vietnamwar-usmilitary.tripod.com
Otilla Celo a nurse who treated soldiers
Fe Del Mundo CIVILIAN known as th “Angel of Santo Tomas” born 1911 Philippines; Harvard Med School
grad; Red Cross volunteer for UST internment camp
Florence Ebersole Smith Finch Coast Guard S2c; born
11/11/1915 Santiago Isabela Philippines; daughter of a Filipina & an American soldier from Buffalo NY; wife of Charles
“Smitty” Smith,(Navy PT boat crewman KIA @ Corregido)r. Florence was a guerrilla spy; Prisoner of War on10/1944 was apprehended
by the Japanese; tortured & sentenced to three years hard labor (Bilibid; Mandaluyong Women’s prison cellmate of
Claire Phillips, another spy) & was liberated by American Forces after 5 months; she moved to Buffalo NY; was assisted
by WIMSA (Women in Military Service for America); enlisted & was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserve
(SPAR) for 11 months; remarried to Robert Finch; resident of Ithaca New York Awards: Civilian Medal
of Freedom & Asian-Pacific Campaign Ribbon Sources: http://www.uscg.mil/history/weboralhistory/FlorenceFinchHistory.pdf (Oral Interview conducted
by: Dr. William Thiesen, Coast Guard historian Atlantic Area Portsmouth Virginia)
http://www.womensmemorial.org/Education/APA.html
http://www.uscg.mil/reserve/msg05/coast248_05.htm
http://www.uscg.mil/reserve/msg07/alcoast/coast238_07.htm
http://www.uscg.mil/history/AsianPacific_Americans.asp
Josefa
Escoda refer to listing for Josefa Madamba LLanes wife of Antonio Escoda
Florence Finch (bio under Florence Ebersole
Commander
Guerrero Pampanga Hukbalahap guerrilla
Josefina “Joey” V. Guerrero CIVILIAN recipient of U.S.
highest civilian award. Medal of Freedom (1948)
for acting as a spy for the Allied forces in the Philippines;
she was able to go past Japanese sentry because of leprosy ailment as her cover. Josephina’s story was told in the Time
Magazine 7/19/1948 edition
Monserrat Jaleco,
a nurse who treated soldiers
Candida Jimenea born 1921 member nurse corps of the guerrillas
6th Military District
Patria Jover born 1922 member nurse corps of the guerrillas 6th
Military District
Josefa Madamba Llanes (Mrs Antonio Escoda) civilian; born
9/20/1898 Dingras Ilocos Norte; sent by the American Red Cross to study @ the New York School of Social Work (1925); cared
for military interns during the Death March; husband was arrested 6/1944; Josefa was arrested & imprisoned in Fort Santiago 9/1944 & was last seen 1/6/1945 in FEU; presumed executed and buried in an unmarked grave in the
La Loma Cemetery. A street and a building named and a monument dedicated
to her; also depicted on 1000-peso bill as one of three Filipinos martyred by the Japanese Armed Forces; founder of the Girl
Scouts of the Philippines & a
women’s rights advocate
Perpetua Magno, a nurse who treated soldiers
Teresa Paginado, a
nurse who treated soldiers
Luisa Dequina Parcon guerrilla spy
Mona Parpana intelligence officer; guerrilla served as contact
bet. Lt. Col Edwin Ramsey & Brig Gen Manuel Roxas (later, Pres. Roxas of the Philippines
Generosa Paspe, a
nurse who treated soldiers
Salvacion Jesena Patrimonio guerrilla spy
Natividad Kasilag Peralta
organized Women’s Auxiliary Service (WAS) in Capiz & Iloilo; Award: Degree of Legionnaire, Philippine
Legion of Honor
Asuncion Arriola Perez born 8/15/1895 Gasan Marinduque; died 1967 Lt Col
intelligence unit member Marking’s guerillas; post-war: Social Welfare Administrator
1948
Corazon Quimpo Aklan
chapter Women’s Auxiliary Service (WAS)
Corazon Dy Rivera a
nurse who treated soldiers
Florence Smith (bio under Florence Ebersole)
Pacita “Pacing” Todtod (Bobadilla) CIVILIAN born 1920 Philippines; Miss Philippines
(1939) Golden Gate International Exposition; Pres. Filipino Community of Santa Clara County, (1942) who lead the Pilipino
community in 1942 sending a letter to Henry Stimson U.S. Secretary of War to allow Pilipinos to serve in WW11 U.S. military.
This led to the formation of the 1st & 2nd Fil Inf. Post war: Holywood actress; wife of Epifanio
“Robert” C. Bobadilla
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/25/DDG2RCTEB51.DTL
Esperanza Villanueva guerrilla spy
Faustina Trespeces Villanueva, a nurse who treated soldiers
Silfide Perez Zaldivar Pototan, Iloilo chapter Women’s Auxiliary Service (WAS)
