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TIL Roddie Edmonds was the only American active serviceman to receive the Israeli "Righteous Among the Nations" title for his service during WW2. Edmonds refused to separate out Jewish soldiers when a gun was to his head. Edmonds saved up to 300 lives but never revealed his actions during his life.

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