Samuel Gross was the only Jewish American Marine to receive the medal for his actions in Fort Riviere, Haiti.
Depending on religious definitions and varying population data, the United States currently has the second largest Jewish community in the world (after Israel).
[7] Since its creation, 1522 servicemen have received the Medal of Honor for actions during the American Civil War[8] and depending on sources, at least four were Jewish.
[15] In 1915 Haiti saw several bloody changes in Government leadership and the result was an unstable and dangerous environment for American citizens, business and interests.
After a citizen led revolt overthrew and killed the brutal new dictator General Vilbrun Guillaume Sam within 6 months of seizing power President Woodrow Wilson ordered the United States Marines to restore order and protect American property and lives.
However, when a German U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania in 1915, with 128 Americans aboard, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson vowed, "America isn't too proud to fight" and demanded an end to attacks on passenger ships.
One of them, William Sawelson, received it posthumously, when he was killed by a machine gun attempting to assist another injured soldier.
[9][12][23] Among the recipients were three Jewish Americans, Isadore S. Jachman, Ben L. Salomon and Raymond Zussman who all received it posthumously.
[31] A 1993 study commissioned by the United States Army to investigate racial discrimination in the awarding of medals.
[32] In 2005, 55 years later, President George W. Bush presented the Medal of Honor to Rubin in a ceremony at the White House, for his actions in 1950 during the Korean War.
It started in 1959 and concluded April 30, 1975 with the defeat and failure of the United States foreign policy in Vietnam.
[8] Two American Jews received the Medal, Jack H. Jacobs[35] from the Army and John Levitow[36] from the Air Force.
Operation Freedom's Sentinel is part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, which began on January 1, 2015.