Jewish Veterans of World War II

Fighting Nazi Germany took on special significance for one group of U.S. servicemen in the European Theater. Even those Jewish soldiers and sailors who were serving elsewhere in World War II understood that defeating the Axis would be a defeat for blind hatred of any ethnic group or nationality.

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    Arthur Buchwald Collection Sergeant, Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Cherry Point, North Carolina; El Toro, California; Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands); Parris Island, South Carolina; Pacific Theater.
    • Contributor: Washington Storytellers Theatre - National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) - Buchwald, Arthur - Virginia Dodge - Matusow, Barbara
    • Date: 1942
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    Aben S. Caplan Collection Technical Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Italy; France; Germany.
    • Contributor: Caplan, Aben - Caplan, Aben S.
    • Date: 1943
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    Benjamin A. Gilman Collection Staff Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - United States; Mariana Islands; Pacific Theater.
    • Contributor: Perry, Edwin - Gilman, Benjamin A. - Julie Kostichka - Library of Congress - National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) - David Taylor
    • Date: 1942
    • Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:43:41.0
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    John H. Horn Collection Staff Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Belgium; Germany.
    • Contributor: Ballhorn, Herbert - Horn, John H.
    • Date: 1942
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    Rudolf H. Michaels Collection Major, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Camp Elliott, California; Camp Crowder, Missouri; Camp Ritchie, Maryland; European Theater.
    • Contributor: Courtney N. Langhoff - Michaels, Rudolf H. - National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) - Cohen, Jane - Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (Rsvp) of Sacramento, CA
    • Date: 1941
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    Irving Oblas Collection Yeoman First Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Sampson, New York; Lido Beach, New York; Shoemaker, California; Bremerton, Washington.
    • Contributor: Oblas, Carla - Oblas, Irving
    • Date: 1943
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    Milton W. Stern Collection Major, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Ridgewell Air Force Base, England.
    • Contributor: Va Healthcare System, New Jersey - Healy, Alice - Jeanne O'Connell - Battle, Lillie - National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) - Stern, Milton W.
    • Date: 1942
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    Tracy A. Sugarman Collection Lieutenant Junior Grade, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - European Theater.
    • Contributor: Sugarman, Tracy A. - Bartis, Peter - Sugarman, Tracy
    • Date: 1942
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    Louis L. Weinstein Collection Technical Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945.
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    Milton Zaslow Collection Captain, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Hawaii; Mariana Islands; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Japan; Pacific Theater.
    • Contributor: Zaslow, Milton - Shima, Terry - Katherine Schilling - National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) - Japanese-American Veterans Association (Java)
    • Date: 1943
    • Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:36:30.8