Aaron Finch (b. December 1901) was deliveryman who lived in Glendale, California. When his father Mendel arrived in the United States, he changed his surname from "Fink" to "Finch". Aaron was Jewish but didn't keep kosher, his father being a freethinker. Aaron had attempted to enlist during World War II, but his poor vision and age prevented that. Instead, he entered the merchant marine, and did a great deal of dangerous work, nonetheless. After the war, Finch moved to Glendale to live with his brother Marvin, and met his future wife, Ruth. They married in early 1948. Their son, Leon was born in mid-1949.