Jewish troops who died in World War II finally receive Star of David headstones

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Jewish troops who died in World War II finally receive Star of David headstones
By Davis Winkie
Apr 26, 01:09 PM
Seven Jewish-American troops who died in World War II and were mistakenly buried under crosses will have their grave markers replaced with Stars of David on April 27 and 28, 2022. Top row, from L to R: Pvt. Marvin Ashkenas, Pvt. Albert Belmont, 2nd Lt. Howard Feldman. Bottom row, from L to R: Maj. Maxwell Jerome Papurt, 2nd Lt. Kenneth Robinson, Tech. 5th Grade Everett Seixas Jr., 1st Lt. Joseph Sugarman Jr. (Courtesy/Operation Benjamin)

Visitors to American World War II cemeteries in Europe often find themselves awestruck at the seemingly endless rows of crosses, each marking the final resting place of a U.S. service member who died while trying to liberate the western part of the continent from Nazi German occupation.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SFC (Join to see) GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Patrick Rasmussen