Tibor Rubin, 19292015 (aged 86 years)

Tibor Rubin Receives The Congressional Medal Of Honor
Name
Tibor /Rubin/
Given names
Tibor
Nickname
Teddy
Surname
Rubin
Birth
Background
In the United States, the stock market crashes and loses 23% in two days.
from October 23, 1929 (Tishrei 19, 5690) to October 24, 1929 (Tishrei 20, 5690)
Background
Heinrich Bruning becomes Chancellor of Germany. In response to the worldwide depression, he institutes a policy of austerity by tightening credit and reducing wages.
March 30, 1930 (Nissan 1, 5690)
Background
In the United States, the stock market loses 90% of its value in less than three years.
from April 1930 (Nissan 5690) to July 1932 (Tamuz 5692)
Background
Heinrich Bruning, Chancellor Of German, announces his Cabinet's resignation. Hitler becomes chancellor eight months later.
May 30, 1932 (Iyar 24, 5692)
Background
The United States stock market reaches its lowest point during the Great Depression. It was down 90% from its high.
July 8, 1932 (Tamuz 4, 5692)
Background
Hitler Becomes German Chancellor
January 30, 1933 (Shevat 3, 5693)
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933 (Adar 6, 5693)
Background
In the United States, the 18th Amendment is repealed and alcohol becomes legal again.
December 5, 1933 (Kislev 17, 5694)
Background
Reichstag Fire gives Hitler the opportunity to suspend civil liberties and the establishment of the Nazi Party as the only political party in Germany.
1933 (5693)
Background
German Parliament Passes Nuremberg Race Laws. Only racially pure Germans would be allowed to hold German citizenship. It banned future intermarriages and sexual relations between Jews and people “of German or related blood.”
September 15, 1935 (Elul 17, 5695)
Background
1936 Summer Olympics begins in Berlin, Germany. German Jewish athletes were barred.
August 1, 1936 (Av 13, 5696)
Background
Hitler holds a secret meeting in which he outlines Germany's plan to expand its territories by force. The meeting is summarized in the Hossbach Memorandum.
November 5, 1937 (Kislev 1, 5698)
Background
Germany annexes Austria.
March 12, 1938 (Adar II 9, 5698)
Hungarian Anti-Jewish Laws
Hungary restricts the number of Jews in each commercial enterprise, in the press, among physicians, engineers and lawyers to twenty percent.
May 29, 1938 (Iyar 28, 5698)
Background
Munich Agreement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland, in western Czechoslovakia.
September 30, 1938 (Tishrei 5, 5699)
Background
Germany arrests 17,000 Polish Jewish Residents and deports thousands to Poland. https://w.wiki/5R8z
from October 27, 1938 (Heshvan 2, 5699) to October 29, 1938 (Heshvan 4, 5699)
Background
First Vienna Award separated from Czechoslovakia territories in southern Slovakia and southern Carpathian Rus and gave them to Hungary.
November 2, 1938 (Heshvan 8, 5699)
Pogrom
Note: Kristallnacht (Crystal Night) comes from the broken windows of Jewish-owned stores, buildings and synagogues that were smashed. 7,500 Jewish owned businesses are looted. 30,000 Jewish males were rounded up and taken to concentration camps.
Invasion
Germany Occupies Czechoslovakia
March 15, 1939 (Adar 24, 5699)
Background
Carpathian Ruthenia Region, of which Bilky is a part of, declares its indepedence from Czechoslovakia.
March 15, 1939 (Adar 24, 5699)
Background
Carpathian Ruthenia Region, of which Bilky is a part of, is occupied and annexed by Hungary.
from March 15, 1939 (Adar 24, 5699) to March 18, 1939 (Adar 27, 5699)
Hungarian Anti-Jewish Laws
Hungary defines Jews racially: individuals with two, three or four Jewish-born grandparents were declared Jewish. It reduced the role of Jews in Hungarian economic life even more, setting the limit to 6%.
May 5, 1939 (Iyar 16, 5699)
Background
A non-aggression pact is signed between Soviet Union and Germany. It enabled the two countries to partition Poland. It is known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
August 23, 1939 (Elul 8, 5699)
Invasion
Beginning of WWII. Germany Invades Poland
September 1, 1939 (Elul 17, 5699)
Declaration Of War
Great Britain and France Declare War Against Germany
September 3, 1939 (Elul 19, 5699)
Background
Soviet Union invades Poland.
September 17, 1939 (Tishrei 4, 5700)
Background
Soviet Union and Germany divide Poland by German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty.
September 28, 1939 (Tishrei 15, 5700)
Deportation
Germany begins deportation of Austrian and Czech Jews to Poland
October 12, 1939 (Tishrei 29, 5700)
Background
In Poland, all Jews above the age of 11 must wear white armbands with the Jewish Star.
November 23, 1939 (Kislev 11, 5700)
Krakow Ghetto
In Krakow, Judenräte (Jewish Councils) were created which were to be run by Jewish citizens for the purpose of carrying out orders for the Nazis. These orders included registration of all Jewish people living in the area, the collection of taxes, and forced labour groups.
November 28, 1939 (Kislev 16, 5700)
Invasion
Germany Occupies Denmark and southern Norway
April 9, 1940 (Nissan 1, 5700)
Invasion
Germany Invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.
May 10, 1940 (Iyar 2, 5700)
Background
Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain.
May 10, 1940 (Iyar 2, 5700)
Concentration Camp
Auschwitz Established
May 20, 1940 (Iyar 12, 5700)
Background
Dunkirk Evacuation.
from May 26, 1940 (Iyar 18, 5700) to June 4, 1940 (Iyar 27, 5700)
Surrender
France Surrenders To Germany
June 22, 1940 (Sivan 16, 5700)
Ghetto
Warsaw Ghetto Sealed
November 16, 1940 (Heshvan 15, 5701)
Ghetto
Krakow Ghetto Formally Established
March 3, 1941 (Adar 4, 5701)
Hungarian Anti-Jewish Laws
Hungary prohibits intermarriage and penalizes sexual intercourse between Jews and non-Jews. Became a keystone in the process of excluding and eliminating Jews from Hungarian society.
August 8, 1941 (Av 15, 5701)
Background
Jewish Germans and Jews with citizenship of annexed states (Austrians, Czechs, Danzigers) from the age of six years are ordered to wear a yellow badge in the shape of a Jewish Star with Jude in the center.
September 1, 1941 (Elul 9, 5701)
Attack
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 (Kislev 17, 5702)
Background
At the Wannsee Conference, Nazis finalized their Final Solution plans to murder all the Jews after their deportation. Adolf Eichmann, who was eventually tried and executed in Israel for murdering Jews via the systematic deportation of millions of Jews to the extermination camps, was at the meeting.
January 20, 1942 (Shevat 2, 5702)
Background
First convoy of Jews from France are sent to Auschwitz.
March 27, 1942 (Nissan 9, 5702)
Background
Jewish Dutch people ordered to wear the Jewish yellow badge.
April 29, 1942 (Iyar 12, 5702)
Background
Jewish Belgians people ordered to wear the Jewish yellow badge.
June 3, 1942 (Sivan 18, 5702)
Background
Jews in Occuppied France ordered to wear the Jewish yellow badge.
June 7, 1942 (Sivan 22, 5702)
Deportation
Germany begins the deportation of Dutch Jews from camps in the Netherlands
July 15, 1942 (Av 1, 5702)
Hungarian Anti-Jewish Laws
Hungary abolishes the status of Judaism as a received religion.
July 19, 1942 (Av 5, 5702)
Hungarian Anti-Jewish Laws
Hungary prohibits Jews from acquiring agricultural property, and calls for the transfer of Jewish-owned property to non-Jews.
September 6, 1942 (Elul 24, 5702)
Background
French communist newspaper publishes a cover story about the extermination of 11,000 French Jews at Auschwitz.
October 10, 1942 (Tishrei 29, 5703)
Reports On The Holocaust
Small story on page 10 of the New York Times reported on the slaughter of Jews at Auschwitz.
November 25, 1942 (Kislev 16, 5703)
Ghetto
Krakow Ghetto Liquidated. Those deemed able to work were transported to the Płaszów concentration camp. Some 2,000 Jews unable to move or attempting to run were killed in the streets and in their homes. Operation Reinhard
March 13, 1943 (Adar II 6, 5703)
Background
Belgium Resistance attacks a train bound for Auschwitz and free 233 prisoners. It is the only mass escape from a Holocaust train.
April 19, 1943 (Nissan 14, 5703)
Invasion
Germany Occupies Hungary
March 19, 1944 (Adar 24, 5704)
Background
Two inmates, Slovak Jews Alfred Wetzler and Rudolf Vrba, escape from Auschwitz. They contact the Jewish council in Slovakia and give details about the murder of Jews at Auschwitz. A report is soon released to warn Hungary’s Jews of the Nazi plans to wipe out their community. The report initally does nothing to stop the mass deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Finally, in July 1944, after the report is published in the Swiss Press, Hungary is forced to stopped the deportation. The persecution of Hungarian Jews is continued in October 1944.
April 10, 1944 (Nissan 17, 5704)
Deportation
435,000 Hungarian Jews Are Deported To Auschwitz
from May 15, 1944 (Iyar 22, 5704) to July 9, 1944 (Tamuz 18, 5704)
Background
Nazis Photograph Hungarian Jews Arriving At Auschwitz. Many Jews Were From The Sub-Carpathia Region. Theses photos became know as The Auschwitz Album/Lilly Jacob Album. Lilly Jacob, the woman who found the photos, was from Bilky, Ukraine.
May 26, 1944 (Sivan 4, 5704)
Attack
D-Day, Allies Invade Normandy
June 6, 1944 (Sivan 15, 5704)
Liberation
Russia Liberates Auschwitz
January 27, 1945 (Shevat 13, 5705)
33rd President of the United States
Harry S Truman
April 12, 1945 (Nissan 29, 5705)
Background
Germany unconditionally surrenders.
May 7, 1945 (Iyar 24, 5705)
Background
United States Detonates An Atomic Bomb Over Hiroshima, Japan.
August 6, 1945 (Av 27, 5705)
Background
Aoviet Union declares War on Japan.
August 8, 1945 (Av 29, 5705)
Background
United States Detonates An Atomic Bomb Over Nagasaki, Japan.
August 9, 1945 (Av 30, 5705)
Background
Japan anounces its surrender ending World War II.
from August 15, 1945 (Elul 6, 5705)
Background
UN General Assembly passes Resolution 181, adopting a plan to partition the Palestine British Mandate into two states, one Jewish, one Arab.
November 29, 1947 (Kislev 16, 5708)
Background
Israel declares its independence.
May 14, 1948 (Iyar 5, 5708)
Emigration
Note: On May 17, 1948, Tibor Rubin emigrated from Bremerhaven, Germany to New York. He travelled on the ship MARINE FLASHER.

The permanent USA address listed in the passenger list is 1632 University Avenue, New York, New York. 1632 and 1640 University Avenue were the residences of different Popovitz family members. Those addresses were used, as well, by other family members who had emigrated from Europe after WWII.

Residence
Address: 1632 University Avenue
New York, New York
Note: The permanent USA address listed in the passenger list is 1632 University Avenue, New York, New York. 1632 and 1640 University Avenue were the residences of different Popovitz family members. Those addresses were used, as well, by other family members who had emigrated from Europe after WWII.
Census
Address: Fort Ord Military Installation
Monterey Bay, California
Background
The Korean War begins when North Korea invades South Korea.
June 25, 1950 (Tamuz 10, 5710)
Occupation
Rifleman, Company I, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
from July 23, 1950 (Av 9, 5710) to April 20, 1953 (Iyar 5, 5713)
Employer: United States Army
Note: While his unit was retreating to the Pusan Perimeter, Corporal Rubin was assigned to stay behind to keep open the vital Taegu-Pusan Road link used by his withdrawing unit. During the ensuing battle, overwhelming numbers of North Korean troops assaulted a hill defended solely by Corporal Rubin. He inflicted a staggering number of casualties on the attacking force during his personal 24-hour battle, single-handedly slowing the enemy advance and allowing the 8th Cavalry Regiment to complete its withdrawal successfully. Following the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, the 8th Cavalry Regiment proceeded northward and advanced into North Korea. During the advance, he helped capture several hundred North Korean soldiers.
Heroic Action
Defended Army Unit During Attack By Chinese Forces During Korean War
October 30, 1950 (Heshvan 19, 5711)
Note: Chinese forces attacked his unit at Unsan, North Korea, during a massive nighttime assault. That night and throughout the next day, Tibor Rubin manned a .30 caliber machine gun at the south end of the unit's line after three previous gunners became casualties. He continued to man his machine gun until his ammunition was exhausted. His determined stand slowed the pace of the enemy advance in his sector, permitting the remnants of his unit to retreat southward. As the battle raged, Corporal Rubin was severely wounded and captured by the Chinese.
Heroic Action
Saved the Lives Of As Many As Forty Of His Fellow Prisoners Of War
from November 2, 1950 (Heshvan 22, 5711) to April 21, 1953 (Iyar 6, 5713)
Note: Choosing to remain in the prison camp despite offers from the Chinese to return him to his native Hungary, Corporal Rubin disregarded his own personal safety and immediately began sneaking out of the camp at night in search of food for his comrades. Breaking into enemy food storehouses and gardens, he risked certain torture or death if caught. Corporal Rubin provided not only food to the starving Soldiers, but also desperately needed medical care and moral support for the sick and wounded of the POW camp. His brave, selfless efforts were directly attributed to saving the lives of as many as forty of his fellow prisoners. Corporal Rubin's gallant actions in close contact with the enemy and unyielding courage and bravery while a prisoner of war are in the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

Choosing to remain in the prison camp despite offers from the Chinese to return him to his native Hungary, Corporal Rubin disregarded his own personal safety and immediately began sneaking out of the camp at night in search of food for his comrades. Breaking into enemy food storehouses and gardens, he risked certain torture or death if caught. Corporal Rubin provided not only food to the starving Soldiers, but also desperately needed medical care and moral support for the sick and wounded of the POW camp. His brave, selfless efforts were directly attributed to saving the lives of as many as forty of his fellow prisoners. Corporal Rubin's gallant actions in close contact with the enemy and unyielding courage and bravery while a prisoner of war are in the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

Medal Of Honor Citation

"United States Korean War Repatriated Prisoners of War, 1950-1954", database, FamilySearch : 31 January 2020, Tibor Rubin, 1950-1953.

34th President of the United States
Dwight D Eisenhower
January 20, 1953 (Shevat 4, 5713)
Background
An armistice ends the fighting in the Korean War.
July 27, 1953 (Av 15, 5713)
Naturalization
Note: "California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976," database with images, FamilySearch : 20 May 2014, 1930-1976 - Ross, Borge Bruce - Sacolles, Precilla > image 2188 of 5334; citing NARA microfilm publication M1525 (United States: National Archives and Records Service, Los Angeles Branch, 2016).
35th President of the United States
John F Kennedy
January 20, 1961 (Shevat 3, 5721)
36th President of the United States
Lyndon B Johnson
November 22, 1963 (Kislev 6, 5724)
37th President of the United States
38th President of the United States
Gerald Ford
August 9, 1974 (Av 21, 5734)
39th President of the United States
40th President of the United States
41st President of the United States
George H W Bush
January 20, 1989 (Shevat 14, 5749)
42nd President of the United States
43rd President of the United States
Awards Ceremony
Awarded The United States Medal Of Honor By President George W. Bush
September 23, 2005 (Elul 19, 5765)
Address: Washington, D.C.
Note: Citation:

Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Corporal Tibor Rubin distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism during the period from July 23, 1950, to April 20, 1953, while serving as a rifleman with Company I, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in the Republic of Korea. While his unit was retreating to the Pusan Perimeter, Corporal Rubin was assigned to stay behind to keep open the vital Taegu-Pusan Road link used by his withdrawing unit. During the ensuing battle, overwhelming numbers of North Korean troops assaulted a hill defended solely by Corporal Rubin. He inflicted a staggering number of casualties on the attacking force during his personal 24-hour battle, single-handedly slowing the enemy advance and allowing the 8th Cavalry Regiment to complete its withdrawal successfully. Following the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, the 8th Cavalry Regiment proceeded northward and advanced into North Korea. During the advance, he helped capture several hundred North Korean soldiers. On October 30, 1950, Chinese forces attacked his unit at Unsan, North Korea, during a massive nighttime assault. That night and throughout the next day, he manned a .30 caliber machine gun at the south end of the unit's line after three previous gunners became casualties. He continued to man his machine gun until his ammunition was exhausted. His determined stand slowed the pace of the enemy advance in his sector, permitting the remnants of his unit to retreat southward. As the battle raged, Corporal Rubin was severely wounded and captured by the Chinese. Choosing to remain in the prison camp despite offers from the Chinese to return him to his native Hungary, Corporal Rubin disregarded his own personal safety and immediately began sneaking out of the camp at night in search of food for his comrades. Breaking into enemy food storehouses and gardens, he risked certain torture or death if caught. Corporal Rubin provided not only food to the starving Soldiers, but also desperately needed medical care and moral support for the sick and wounded of the POW camp. His brave, selfless efforts were directly attributed to saving the lives of as many as forty of his fellow prisoners. Corporal Rubin's gallant actions in close contact with the enemy and unyielding courage and bravery while a prisoner of war are in the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army

44th President of the United States
Publication
Single Handed - Biographical Book About Tibor Rubin
May 5, 2015 (Iyar 16, 5775)
Holocaust
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Death
Publication
Release Of Comic Book Honoring Tibor Rubin
September 29, 2020 (Tishrei 11, 5781)
Note: Association Of The United States Army releases a comic book in honor of Medal of Honor Recipient Tibor Rubin. It can be downloaded here.
Remembrance
Note: I never knew about Tibor until I heard about him from my cousin. What a remarkable person. עליו השלום - May Peace Be With You
Remembrance
59th Wedding Anniversary
January 27, 2022 (Shevat 25, 5782)
Note: In addition to January 27th being Tibor's wedding anniversary date, it is also Holocaust Remembrance Day. Auschwitz was liberated on January 27, 1945.
Remembrance
93rd Birthday
June 18, 2022 (Sivan 19, 5782)
Note: Happy Birthday Tibor. עליו השלום - May Peace Be With You.
Remembrance
Note: May Peace Be With You - עליו השלום
Remembrance
60th Wedding Anniversary
January 27, 2023 (Shevat 5, 5783)
Note: In addition to January 27th being Yvonne and Tibor's wedding anniversary date, it is also Holocaust Remembrance Day. Auschwitz was liberated on January 27, 1945.
Remembrance
Happy 94th Birthday
June 18, 2023 (Sivan 29, 5783)
Note: Happy Birthday Tibor. עליו השלום - May Peace Be With You.
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Tibor Rubin Receives The Congressional Medal Of Honor
19292015
Birth: June 18, 1929 Pásztó, Heves, Hungary
Death: December 5, 2015Garden Grove, California, United States
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Tibor Rubin Receives The Congressional Medal Of Honor
19292015
Birth: June 18, 1929 Pásztó, Heves, Hungary
Death: December 5, 2015Garden Grove, California, United States
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Emigration

On May 17, 1948, Tibor Rubin emigrated from Bremerhaven, Germany to New York. He travelled on the ship MARINE FLASHER.

Shared note

The permanent USA address listed in the passenger list is 1632 University Avenue, New York, New York. 1632 and 1640 University Avenue were the residences of different Popovitz family members. Those addresses were used, as well, by other family members who had emigrated from Europe after WWII.

Residence

The permanent USA address listed in the passenger list is 1632 University Avenue, New York, New York. 1632 and 1640 University Avenue were the residences of different Popovitz family members. Those addresses were used, as well, by other family members who had emigrated from Europe after WWII.

Occupation

While his unit was retreating to the Pusan Perimeter, Corporal Rubin was assigned to stay behind to keep open the vital Taegu-Pusan Road link used by his withdrawing unit. During the ensuing battle, overwhelming numbers of North Korean troops assaulted a hill defended solely by Corporal Rubin. He inflicted a staggering number of casualties on the attacking force during his personal 24-hour battle, single-handedly slowing the enemy advance and allowing the 8th Cavalry Regiment to complete its withdrawal successfully. Following the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, the 8th Cavalry Regiment proceeded northward and advanced into North Korea. During the advance, he helped capture several hundred North Korean soldiers.

Heroic Action

Chinese forces attacked his unit at Unsan, North Korea, during a massive nighttime assault. That night and throughout the next day, Tibor Rubin manned a .30 caliber machine gun at the south end of the unit's line after three previous gunners became casualties. He continued to man his machine gun until his ammunition was exhausted. His determined stand slowed the pace of the enemy advance in his sector, permitting the remnants of his unit to retreat southward. As the battle raged, Corporal Rubin was severely wounded and captured by the Chinese.

Heroic Action

Choosing to remain in the prison camp despite offers from the Chinese to return him to his native Hungary, Corporal Rubin disregarded his own personal safety and immediately began sneaking out of the camp at night in search of food for his comrades. Breaking into enemy food storehouses and gardens, he risked certain torture or death if caught. Corporal Rubin provided not only food to the starving Soldiers, but also desperately needed medical care and moral support for the sick and wounded of the POW camp. His brave, selfless efforts were directly attributed to saving the lives of as many as forty of his fellow prisoners. Corporal Rubin's gallant actions in close contact with the enemy and unyielding courage and bravery while a prisoner of war are in the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

Medal Of Honor Citation

"United States Korean War Repatriated Prisoners of War, 1950-1954", database, FamilySearch : 31 January 2020, Tibor Rubin, 1950-1953.

Naturalization

"California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976," database with images, FamilySearch : 20 May 2014, 1930-1976 - Ross, Borge Bruce - Sacolles, Precilla > image 2188 of 5334; citing NARA microfilm publication M1525 (United States: National Archives and Records Service, Los Angeles Branch, 2016).

Awards Ceremony

Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Corporal Tibor Rubin distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism during the period from July 23, 1950, to April 20, 1953, while serving as a rifleman with Company I, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in the Republic of Korea. While his unit was retreating to the Pusan Perimeter, Corporal Rubin was assigned to stay behind to keep open the vital Taegu-Pusan Road link used by his withdrawing unit. During the ensuing battle, overwhelming numbers of North Korean troops assaulted a hill defended solely by Corporal Rubin. He inflicted a staggering number of casualties on the attacking force during his personal 24-hour battle, single-handedly slowing the enemy advance and allowing the 8th Cavalry Regiment to complete its withdrawal successfully. Following the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, the 8th Cavalry Regiment proceeded northward and advanced into North Korea. During the advance, he helped capture several hundred North Korean soldiers. On October 30, 1950, Chinese forces attacked his unit at Unsan, North Korea, during a massive nighttime assault. That night and throughout the next day, he manned a .30 caliber machine gun at the south end of the unit's line after three previous gunners became casualties. He continued to man his machine gun until his ammunition was exhausted. His determined stand slowed the pace of the enemy advance in his sector, permitting the remnants of his unit to retreat southward. As the battle raged, Corporal Rubin was severely wounded and captured by the Chinese. Choosing to remain in the prison camp despite offers from the Chinese to return him to his native Hungary, Corporal Rubin disregarded his own personal safety and immediately began sneaking out of the camp at night in search of food for his comrades. Breaking into enemy food storehouses and gardens, he risked certain torture or death if caught. Corporal Rubin provided not only food to the starving Soldiers, but also desperately needed medical care and moral support for the sick and wounded of the POW camp. His brave, selfless efforts were directly attributed to saving the lives of as many as forty of his fellow prisoners. Corporal Rubin's gallant actions in close contact with the enemy and unyielding courage and bravery while a prisoner of war are in the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army

Publication

Association Of The United States Army releases a comic book in honor of Medal of Honor Recipient Tibor Rubin. It can be downloaded here.

Remembrance

I never knew about Tibor until I heard about him from my cousin. What a remarkable person. עליו השלום - May Peace Be With You

Remembrance

In addition to January 27th being Tibor's wedding anniversary date, it is also Holocaust Remembrance Day. Auschwitz was liberated on January 27, 1945.

Remembrance

Happy Birthday Tibor. עליו השלום - May Peace Be With You.

Remembrance

May Peace Be With You - עליו השלום

Remembrance

In addition to January 27th being Yvonne and Tibor's wedding anniversary date, it is also Holocaust Remembrance Day. Auschwitz was liberated on January 27, 1945.

Remembrance

Happy Birthday Tibor. עליו השלום - May Peace Be With You.

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Tibor Rubin Receives The Congressional Medal Of Honor
Tibor Rubin Receives The Congressional Medal Of Honor
Note: Citation:

Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Corporal Tibor Rubin distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism during the period from July 23, 1950, to April 20, 1953, while serving as a rifleman with Company I, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in the Republic of Korea. While his unit was retreating to the Pusan Perimeter, Corporal Rubin was assigned to stay behind to keep open the vital Taegu-Pusan Road link used by his withdrawing unit. During the ensuing battle, overwhelming numbers of North Korean troops assaulted a hill defended solely by Corporal Rubin. He inflicted a staggering number of casualties on the attacking force during his personal 24-hour battle, single-handedly slowing the enemy advance and allowing the 8th Cavalry Regiment to complete its withdrawal successfully. Following the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, the 8th Cavalry Regiment proceeded northward and advanced into North Korea. During the advance, he helped capture several hundred North Korean soldiers. On October 30, 1950, Chinese forces attacked his unit at Unsan, North Korea, during a massive nighttime assault. That night and throughout the next day, he manned a .30 caliber machine gun at the south end of the unit's line after three previous gunners became casualties. He continued to man his machine gun until his ammunition was exhausted. His determined stand slowed the pace of the enemy advance in his sector, permitting the remnants of his unit to retreat southward. As the battle raged, Corporal Rubin was severely wounded and captured by the Chinese. Choosing to remain in the prison camp despite offers from the Chinese to return him to his native Hungary, Corporal Rubin disregarded his own personal safety and immediately began sneaking out of the camp at night in search of food for his comrades. Breaking into enemy food storehouses and gardens, he risked certain torture or death if caught. Corporal Rubin provided not only food to the starving Soldiers, but also desperately needed medical care and moral support for the sick and wounded of the POW camp. His brave, selfless efforts were directly attributed to saving the lives of as many as forty of his fellow prisoners. Corporal Rubin's gallant actions in close contact with the enemy and unyielding courage and bravery while a prisoner of war are in the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army

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