A Jewish infantryman whose company responded when the rest of his battalion was encircled
Category: U.S. Army
Private Samuel G. Judge (1911–1944)
An Italian immigrant, shoe manager, and father turned infantryman who went into combat in the Vosges
Sergeant William A. Rittenhouse (1917–1943)
A father lost in the costliest transport sinking in American history
Private 1st Class William C. Fox (1923–1944)
A member of a pioneering U.S. Army amphibian tank unit and veteran of two battles
2nd Lieutenant Holstein Harvey, III (1918–1944)
A mechanized cavalry platoon leader who sprang into action when one of his men was badly wounded by a sniper on Saipan
Private Paul O. Miller (1916–1943)
Drafted a few months after marrying, he went into combat for the first time on Sicily
Private 1st Class Alfred A. Rosendale (1916–1943)
A National Guardsman recalled to duty after Pearl Harbor, he had a varied career in Coast Artillery, Military Police, and Corps of Engineers units
Technician 5th Grade John W. Fullman, Jr. (1911–1944)
A shipyard worker who became a truck driver in a segregated Quartermaster Corps unit
Private Francis C. Dill (1908–1943)
A combat engineer who first went into battle during the Sicily campaign
Lieutenant Colonel Louis E. Roemer (1901–c. 1945)
A senior Chemical Warfare Service officer in the Philippines prior to the American surrender, he helped many other soldiers as a prisoner of war
