Amid takeover of his native country, Soldier fights for family, homeland
By Katie Lange, Defense.govJanuary 5, 2021
Army Staff Sgt. Isadore Jachman, who received a Medal of Honor posthumously, poses for a photograph in his uniform.
WASHINGTON -- Thousands of American soldiers who volunteered to fight the Nazis had plenty of reasons to partake in one of the most perilous missions ever fought. But perhaps few had more than Army Staff Sgt. Isadore Jachman — one of three Jewish men to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II.
Jachman was born on Dec. 14, 1922, in Berlin. His parents immigrated to Baltimore when he was 2 and expanded their family further, having another boy and a girl.
Jachman graduated from Baltimore City College High School in 1939. According to a September 1950 article in the Texas Jewish Post, he spent a year studying physical education at the University of Baltimore before the United States' entrance into World War II changed the trajectory of his life.
In November 1942, he paused his studies and volunteered for the Army.
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