Frank Cohn

Frank Cohn was born in Breslau, Germany in 1925. Being Jewish, his family was experiencing prejudices. His Father had to sell his business, Frank was bullied in school. In 1938 his family escaped and landed in New York City October, 30. The president proclaimed in November a Crystal ordinance, stating any German alien could stay in the United States if the chose. The family stayed and in 1943, after a short time in college, Frank was drafted in the Army. Originally he was placed in the Army Specialized because of his college training but after reaching Europe the Army decided to utilize his German heritage and that he could speak German. Frank was moved to the Task Force and helped with interrogation of prisons. Courtesy of American Veterans Center.