World War II Honoree

Judah Nadich

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Honored By

A Grateful American

JOINED THE ARMY IN 1942 AS A CHAPLAIN. HE WAS THE ARMY'S SENIOR JEWISH CHAPLAIN IN EUROPE IN APRIL 1945, AS ADVANCING AMERICAN AND BRITISH FORCES LIBERATED CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN GERMANY. GENERAL EISENHOWER NAMED HIM TO ADVISE HOW TO COPE WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DISPLACED PEOPLE.