Tag Archives: Jewish Soldiers

82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burial

82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burialDNA testing helped identify the body of Lt. Morton Sher, a member of the Flying Tigers, killed in action in 1943 during a combat mission over ChinaZev Stub is the Times of Israel’s Diaspora Affairs correspondent. Read more » »

Remembering the Jewish servicemen who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor

(December 9, 2021 / The Jewish Journal) Sherman Levine was 17 years old when he volunteered in the U.S. Army. At Von Steuben High School in Chicago, he was a formidable athlete who lettered in swimming, basketball and baseball. In Nov. Read more » »