List of Jewish Americans in the military

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This is a list of famous Jewish American in the U.S. military.

Name	Service	Highest rank	War(s)	Other notes
Julius Ochs Adler	Army	Major General	World War I World War II	Commanded 77th Infantry Division Received the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, Silver Star, and Croix de Guerre; Was also a noted journalist and publisher with the New York Times
Jeremy Michael Boorda	Navy	Admiral	Vietnam War Bosnian War	Served as NATO Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Europe Received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal (three awards), Legion of Merit (three awards), and Meritorious Service Medal (two awards) Served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Chief of Naval Operations
Mark Wayne Clark	Army	General	World War II Korean War	Commanded Fifth Army and British/American 15th Army Group in Italy during World War II Commander of the United Nations forces in later part of the Korean War Received the Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal, and Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor President of The Citadel

Joseph Liebgott, served in Easy Company, 506th Battalion, 101st Airborne Division in the Second World War
Mark Wayne Clark, Jewish mother, Major General, commander of Fifth U.S. Army, World War II
Wesley Kane Clark, former NATO commander during the Bosnian War (Jewish father, raised Baptist, converted to Catholicism)
Sam Dreben, served in the in the U.S. Army in the Philippines, Panama Canal Zone, the Pancho Villa Expedition, and World War I, also fought in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and the Mexican revolution. Noted for his prowess with machine guns. [2]
Edward Ellsberg, finished first in his class at the US Naval Academy (1914), ultimately rose to rank of Rear Admiral
Moses Jacob Ezekiel, Confederate soldier^[1]
Jack H. Jacobs, Captain U.S.A (Vietnam) Medal of Honor recipient
Leopold Karpeles, (Civil War) Sergeant, Medal of Honor for bravery and heroism
Jean Lafitte, Buccaneer leader who aided Gen. Jackson's defeat of British in the battle of New Orleans in 1812 War.
Louis Leon, North Carolina "Tar Heel" Confederate soldier^[2]
Isaac J. Levy, Confederate soldier of the 46th Virginia Infantry^[3]
Uriah P. Levy, (War of 1812) First Jewish U.S. Admiral; ended the Practice of Flogging; bought, restored, and gave Montecello (Jefferson's home) as a gift to the American people. First Jewish Chapel at the United States Naval Academy named for him.
David "Mickey" Marcus, (World War II), U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, West Point graduate, Divisional Judge Advocate, Division Commander, attended the "Big Five" meetings, volunteered to join D-Day airborne assault without formal training. Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, and British decorations. Volunteered to Israeli Army to defend against Transjordan Arab Legion. Became first Israeli brigadier general, and served as Commander of Jerusalem front.
John B. Oakes, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, World War II; Bronze Star, member of O.S.S. (the Office of Strategic Services); also Croix de Guerre, Medaille de Reconnaissance (France), and Order of the British Empire
Hyman Rickover, U.S. Admiral, Father of the Nuclear Navy
Maurice Rose, Major General, (World War II) Negotiated the unconditional surrender of the Germans in Tunisia, Commanded 3rd Armored Division: the first division to cross the German border and the first to breach the Siegfried line, killed in combat
Robert Rosenthal, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF in World War II
Tibor Rubin, (Korea) Medal of Honor for actions in battle and in Chinese POW camp
Edward S. Salomon, (Civil War)
Haym Salomon, (American Revolution), Sons of Liberty, Financier
Francis Salvador, (American Revolution), "Paul Revere of the South"
Marvin A. Sibulkin, Sergeant Major, US Army 1958-1983; Legion of Merit, Bronze Star (9th Inf Div, Vietnam), Bronze Star 1st Oak Leaf Cluster (Vietnam), Defense Meritorious Service Medal; 3 Army Commendation Medals, other
Simon Suhler, (Civil War), (American Indian wars), Medal of Honor recipient
Judah Touro, (War of 1812), civilian volunteer in American Army, Philanthropist