C-059 · Strongly supported
Mendel Rosenberg was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 during the Korean War, trained at Fort Knox, served in Japan, was discharged in December 1952, and subsequently became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1953.
Evidence
The U.S. Army's 2021 institutional biography provides the service chronology and photographs, while the State Historical Society of Missouri catalog independently identifies Mendel's 2011 Army/Korean War veterans oral history.
- People
- Mendel Rosenberg
- Places
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- Family lines
- Rosenberg–Šiauliai survivor line
- Supporting sources
- Beyond the Shoah - 5: Remembering Fort Knox Soldiers, Families affected by the Holocaust, Missouri Veterans History Project oral history - Mendel Rosenberg
- Contrary sources
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What remains uncertain
Exact induction, unit, duty-station and naturalization certificate details have not yet been checked against Mendel's discharge papers or naturalization file.