"The graves of Jewish soldiers who died in France will be marked with the Mogen David, "Star of David," according to an announcement made yesterday by Colonel Harry Cutler, Chairman of the Jewish Welfare Board"...
Source: nytimes
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2. "1927, Star of David Markers
JWV [Jewish War Veterans] was successful in securing passage of legislation requiring the American Battlefield
Monument Commission to place Star of David Markers on the graves of Jewish soldiers
buried in war cemeteries in France. Heretofore, the markers were Christian crosses. A
decade later, JWV members were appointed to the commission".
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