Jews and the US Navy Military history of Jewish Americans

1 jews , navy

1.1 commodore uriah p. levy
1.2 admiral hyman g. rickover
1.3 admiral jeremy michael boorda

jews , navy
commodore uriah p. levy

uriah phillips levy (1792–1862) first jewish-american commodore of united states navy , veteran of war of 1812. @ time, commodore highest rank obtainable in u.s. navy , equivalent modern-day rank of admiral. during tenure, ended navy s practice of flogging, , prevailed against antisemitic bigotry faced among fellow naval officers. service memorialized through commodore uriah p. levy center , jewish chapel @ naval academy @ annapolis.

admiral hyman g. rickover

admiral rickover looking on uss nautilus, world s first nuclear-powered vessel.

hyman george rickover (1900–1986), born abraham rickover , rachel (née unger) rickover, jewish family in maków mazowiecki poland, @ time under russian rule. rose four-star admiral in united states navy directed original development of naval nuclear propulsion , controlled operations 3 decades director of naval reactors. known father of nuclear navy , of july 2007 had produced 200 nuclear-powered submarines, , 23 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers , cruisers.

with unique personality, political connections, responsibilities, , depth of knowledge regarding naval nuclear propulsion, rickover became longest-serving naval officer in u.s. history 63 years active duty.

admiral jeremy michael boorda


boorda s headstone @ arlington national cemetery located @ section 64, lot 7101, grid mm-17.

jeremy michael boorda (1939–1996) admiral of united states navy , 25th chief of naval operations (cno). boorda cno have risen position enlisted ranks. born on november 26, 1939, in south bend, indiana, jewish family. grew in chicago, illinois. dropped out of high school when seventeen years old , joined navy. beginning of naval career of 40 years. boorda kept jewish roots private: although boorda not practicing jew , in fact raised children protestants, born 2 jewish parents , had bar mitzvah. did not in way emphasize jewish roots or jewishness, said rabbi aaron landes, retired u.s. navy rear admiral...virtually no 1 knew boorda, became first enlisted man rise navy s highest post of chief of naval operations, born jew...among boorda s ancestors cantor , chasidic family, landes said.

boorda believed people should have opportunity excel, , can be, if don t perfect or traditional start. committed suicide @ age of 57 in 1996. disturbed pending questions vietnam war combat ribbons wore; had not had service there , not entitled wear them. researchers have noted important reason no 1 paid attention boorda s jewish background that...being jewish no longer issue in military.