Staff Sergeant Isadore Seigfreid Jachman, a soldier in the U.S. Army, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for gallantry on January 4, 1945 in Flamierge, Belgium during World War II. At the time he was serving with Company B, 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division. Jachman was 22 years old.
Jachman was killed in the action for which his medal was awarded. The medal was presented on July 24, 1950, 5 years after the action. Ft. George Meade, Md., presented by Lt. Gen. Leonard Derow to his parents, Leo and Leah Jachman.
Jachman was born on December 14, 1922 in Berlin, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. He is buried at Adath Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland. His medal is held by National Museum of American Jewish Military History, Washington, DC.
Jachman is one of 474 Medal of Honor recipients from World War II and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
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.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and death in action
What the citation records about his wounds:
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.
- Killed in action during the act for which the medal was awarded (January 4, 1945).
- Age at death: 22
- Resting place: Adath Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery
Other decorations and honors
Besides the Medal of Honor, Isadore Seigfreid Jachman received:
Source: Wikidata. Gold chips link to our guide to that decoration.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: World War II.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Education: Baltimore City College
Source: Wikidata.
Places
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Timeline
- December 14, 1922Born in Berlin, Germany
- January 4, 1945Act of valor — Flamierge, BelgiumAge 22. Company B, 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division Killed in action.
- July 24, 1950Medal of Honor presented posthumouslyFt. George Meade, Md., presented by Lt. Gen. Leonard Derow to his parents, Leo and Leah Jachman.
- Resting placeAdath Israel Anshe Sfard CemeteryBaltimore, Maryland
Biography
Isadore Siegfried Jachman (December 14, 1922 – January 4, 1945) was a United States Army staff sergeant who was killed in World War II after defending the town of Flamierge in Belgium from a German attack on January 4, 1945, for which he received the Medal of Honor.
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