List of Jewish Americans in the military

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This is a list of notable Jewish Americans in the U.S. military. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.

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  6. ↑ Climbing the Mountain: Essay and Interview with Kirk Douglas
  7. ↑ New York Times obituary, July 23, 1986.
  8. ↑ Moses Jacob Ezekiel
  9. ↑ Obituary, "Joshua L. Goldberg, Jewish Chaplain, 98," New York Times, December 26, 1994
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  16. ↑ Dennis Hevesi (September 2, 2007). "Judah Nadich, Rabbi Who Improved Care of Holocaust Survivors, Is Dead at 95". New York Times.
  17. ↑ Kredo, Adam (April 1, 2010). "Top JAG: Air Force's top-ranking lawyer retires;viewed himself as a legal compass". Washington Jewish Week. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  18. ↑ Robert Shosteck, "The Jewish Community of Washington, D.C. during the Civil War," Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington.
  19. ↑ Henry Samuel Morais. Eminent Israelites of the Nineteenth Century: A Series of Biographical Sketches, p. 336.
  20. ↑ "Judah Touro".
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