Chicago Jewish Doctors Become Army Officers
Daily Jewish Courier, June 7, 1918
Washington, June 6: A number of Chicago doctors, among whom there were some Jews, received commissions today in the Officer's Reserve Corps of the National Army. The Jewish names in the various ranks are:
Captain, Medical Reserve Corps, John A. Koppelman of 5911 South Boulevard (sic), and G. F. Kuhn of 8058 Wilson Avenue.
First Lieutenant, Medical Reserve Corps, Benjamin Kadish of 551 Grant Place; Charles P. Lapin of 1101 North California Avenue; and Sol S. Goldin of 2156 Potomac Avenue.
Second Lieutenant, Engineering Corps, National Army, Sidney Shaffer of 5330 Calumet Avenue.
