Florentino Goikoetxea, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Florentino Goikoetxea

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1898

Place of Birth: Hernani, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1980

Profession: Mugalari

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Florentino Goikoetxea (Goicoechea, Goikoetxe) (1898-1980) was a Basque who worked for the Comet Escape Line during World II.
A smuggler by profession, he guided more than 200 Allied airmen shot down in occupied Belgium and France over the Pyrenees mountains to neutral Spain from where they could be repatriated to the United Kingdom.
He was honored with the George Medal from the United Kingdom and the Legion of Honor from France.