World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eliezer Louis Henkin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Manhattan, New York
Honored By
Randall McDaniel
SERVED DURING WWII IN THE U.S. ARMY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR THE SKILLS OF PERSUASION THAT HE DISPLAYED IN FRANCE WHEN HE USED HIS FLUENCY IN YIDDISH TO CONVINCE GERMAN OFFICERS TO SURRENDER MORE THAN 70 MEN TO A UNIT OF 13 AMERICANS.