He was a true tough guy. He killed Japanese soldiers while he was treating wounded soldiers in the same tent!
Only 1940s and beyond prejudice against Jews held up his recognition.
It could just be what it was, WWII Jews were awarded the MOH.
The division
commander, Major General George Grryer,
wrote, “I am deeply sorry I cannot
approve the award for this medal to
Captain Solomon, although he richly
deserves it.” At the time of his death,
this officer was in the medical
services. Under the rules of the Geneva
Convention, to which the United States
subscribes, no medical officer can bear
arms against the enemy. Solomon was not
even awarded a Purple Heart.
But interpretations of the convention
developed over time, and the Office of
the Chief of Military History, believing
the denial of the award to be an error,
submitted the recommendation again in
1951, arguing that the prohibition
against medical staff bearing arms was
only for offensive operations and that
it was allowed in defensive staff and
patients. The award was again refused,
this time because the time limit for
submitting World War II awards had
passed.