He was drafted into the United States Army in 1943 where he served as an infantryman with the 104th Infantry Division, landing in Cherbourg, France in September 1944. He earned two Battle Stars as a combat infantryman. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant in 1946.
RIP Mr. Mayor. Another of the greatest generation has met the final Roll Call.
His politics were almost identical to those of Joe Lieberman. He’d talk about his undying support for Israel but when push came to shove, he was as reliable a Democrat vote as Ted Kennedy. Koch knew that the Dems under Obama were sowing the seeds of Israel’s destruction through the arming of Israel’s enemies and the pressure on Israel to abandon it’s hard fought borders, but he still backed Obama.