Holocaust Survivor Who Received Medal Of Honor Dies At 86

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December 11, 2015

Corporal Tibor Rubin is applauded after receiving the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on September 23, 2005, in Washington D.C. Rubin, a Holocaust survivor born in Hungry, served in the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War received the Nation?s highest honor for his courageous actions during the war. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

After American troops rescued Tibor Rubin from a Nazi concentration camp in 1945, he said he wanted to show his gratitude by becoming "a G.I. Joe."

He eventually moved to the U.S., joined the Army and fought on the front lines of the Korean War. For risking his life to save others, Rubin was nominated multiple times for the Medal of Honor, finally receiving it in 2005.

Daniel Cohen is out with a new biography of Tibor Rubin called "Single Handed: The Inspiring True Story of Tibor "Teddy" Rubin - Holocaust Survivor, Korean War Hero, and Medal of Honor Recipient." He speaks with Here & Now's Eric Westervelt.

Read the New York Times obituary for Tibor Rubin
Watch Tibor Rubin's Medal of Honor ceremony on C-SPAN

Guest

Daniel Cohen, biographer of Tibor Rubin. He tweets @Filmmaker1225.

Host

Eric Westervelt, correspondent for NPR and guest host for Here & Now. He tweets @Ericnpr.

This segment aired on December 11, 2015.