Sam Sachs

Personal Information

Birthplace: Grand Forks, ND

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army Air Corps

Unit: 82nd airborne.325th Glider Infantry Regiment

Theater of Operation: European

Highest Rank: Lt. Col

Military Honors: French Legion of Honor

Honored By: The Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

Sam joined the Army in 1931 and was a member of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne. He was part of D Day landed near Normandy Beach. Sam said when going on missions, “I am Jewish and I will not be taken Prisoner!”.” Sam as a Lt Col., led troops and helped liberate concentration camps. “I saw the horrors of the concentration camp, which you cannot believe unless you actually see.”

Sam Sachs lived to be 106, dying 1 month before he turned 107.