Isadore Siegfried Jachman (December 14, 1922 – January 4, 1945) was a

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staff sergeant who was killed in

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after defending the town of

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in Belgium from a German attack on January 4, 1945, for which he received the

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Background

Isadore Jachman was born in Berlin,

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, on December 14, 1922, the first son of Leo and Lotte Jachman. The family moved to the

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when Isadore was two years old. He was raised in

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and attended high school at the

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, graduating in 1939. Jachman, who was Jewish, had relatives who were murdered in the

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, including six aunts and uncles. He joined the Army in November 1942.

Medal of Honor action

Sergeant Jachman, Company B, 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment and his company were pinned down by enemy artillery, mortar, small arms fire and two hostile tanks that attacked the unit, inflicting heavy casualties. Sergeant Jachman left his place of cover, dashed across open ground, through a hail of fire and grabbed a

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from a fallen comrade. He then advanced on the tanks, which concentrated their fire on him. Firing his weapon, he damaged one and forced both of them to retire. Some years later the village of Flamierge erected a statue where an unknown American soldier had stood fighting to save the village. Later, a search of Army records established that this indeed was Staff Sgt. Jachman, and his name was added to the statue. Today, the Staff Sgt. Isadore Jachman Armory is located at 12100 Greenspring Avenue, Owings Mills, Maryland.Commentary: A pair of Baltimore boys who became World War II heroes , Daily Record, The (Baltimore) , Find Articles at BNET
at findarticles.com His Medal of Honor was awarded to his family in June 1950.

Medal of Honor citation

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty at Flamierge, Belgium, on 4 January 1945, when his company was pinned down by enemy artillery, mortar, and small arms fire, 2 hostile tanks attacked the unit, inflicting heavy. casualties. S/Sergeant. Jachman, seeing the desperate plight of his comrades, left his place of cover and with total disregard for his own safety dashed across open ground through a hail of fire and seizing a bazooka from a fallen comrade advanced on the tanks, which concentrated their fire on him. Firing the weapon alone, he damaged one and forced both to retire. S/Sergeant. Jachman's heroic action, in which he suffered fatal wounds, disrupted the entire enemy attack, reflecting the highest credit upon himself and the parachute infantry.

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Medal of Honor action

Medal of Honor citation

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