World War II - U.S. Army

Isadore S. Jachman

• Rank: Staff Sergeant
• Conflict/Era: World War II
• Unit/Command:
  Company B, 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
  17th Airborne Division
• Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
• Medal of Honor Action Date: January 4, 1945
• Medal of Honor Action Place: Flamierge, Belgium

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty at Flamierge, Belgium on 4 January 1945, when his company was pinned down by enemy artillery, mortar, and small-arms fire, two hostile tanks attacked the unit, inflicting heavy casualties. S/Sgt. Jachman, seeing the desperate plight of his comrades, left his place of cover and with total disregard for his own safety dashed across open ground through a hail of fire and, seizing a bazooka from a fallen comrade, advanced on the tanks, which concentrated their fire on him. Firing the weapon alone, he damaged one and forced both to retire. S/Sgt. Jachman's heroic action, in which he suffered fatal wounds, disrupted the entire enemy attack, reflecting the highest credit upon himself and the parachute infantry.