Samuel M. Goldhagen

Samuel Milton Goldhagen was an American Army Air Corps Jewish, American commissioned officer who served during World War II in the Pacific and European theaters. He initially enlisted on June 9, 1941, and from his barracks, wrote a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt, imploring him to appreciate the need to defeat Nazism, and to extend the service term of the enlisted soldiers. A return letter was sent from the White House, which included the actual pen used by President Roosevelt to sign the extension of the American draft in preparation for the war effort. Goldhagen's service included hosting a military support dinner with Hollywood film stars of the day, was present at Pearl Harbor during the attack, and as B-24 Bombardier, became a German POW, and ultimately died from his injuries that occurred during his final mission over Munich, Germany.²