Decades after his death, a Jewish WWII hero is honored in Italy, with family of comrade present

Operation Benjamin gave a proper memorial this week to three Jewish American servicemen who were originally buried under Latin crosses, replacing their tombstones with new ones shaped like Stars of David

ROME — Privates First Class Del Riley and Frank Kurzinger were fast friends. They met in 1943, training for the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo.

Riley called Kurzinger “the old man,” because he was...

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