Tibor Rubin

A Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor who enlisted in the Army after being liberated from a concentration camp, Rubin was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic Korean War service during the period from July 23, 1950 to April 20, 1953. Rubin’s anti-Semitic sergeant helped make him a hero. He “volunteered” Corporal Rubin, ordering him to defend a hill for 24 hours all by himself. To make the enemy believe he was a whole company, Rubin scrambled from foxhole to foxhole, wildly firing weapons and throwing hand grenades. He killed a staggering number of enemy soldiers. During an attack in October 1950, he was severely wounded and captured along with other soldiers. For the next two and a half years, the POW risked his life daily to keep his fellow soldiers alive.  But Rubin had to wait 50 years to receive his Medal. President George W. Bush awarded it to him at a White House ceremony on September 23, 2005. Rubin is one of 18 Jews to receive the Medal of Honor. Rubin resides in Garden Grove, California.

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