Shield of David: A History of Jewish Servicemen in America's Armed Forces

Since Revolutionary times, Jews have served in the United States armed forces and fought bravely in America's wars.



Jews first arrived in the New World in 1654, seeking religious freedom. Since the beginning of American nationhood, Jewish volunteers and conscripts fought in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, on both sides of the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, in both World Wars, and in the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars. Over the years, the American military learned t...