eulogy, and the Texas legislature adjourned for a day in his honor. He is buried in Glendale, California's Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery. Dreben is played by Alan Arkin in And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself. References External links biography at jewish-history.com Additional information Art Leibson, Sam Dreben: The Fighting Jew, Tucson, Arizona : Westernlore Press, 1996 Martin Zielonka, "The Fighting Jew", Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society 31 (1928), 211–217 "Hero of Many Wars Has Quit", The Los Angeles Times, July 11, 1920, p. V4 "True Soldier of Fortune", The Los Angeles Times, Oct. 4, 1922, p. 13 "Sam Dreben is Angeleno Now", The Los Angeles Times, July 18, 1923, p. II8 "Taps Today for Soldier of Fortune", The Los Angeles Times, March 16, 1925, p. A1 "Sam Dreben Death Suit Dismissed", Los Angeles Times, May 13, 1926, p. A23 Herman Archer, "Famous Soldiers of Fortune", Chicago Daily Tribune, Aug 28, 1927, p. S2 Heribert von Feilitzsch, 'Felix A. Sommerfeld: Spymaster in Mexico, 1908 to 1914 Henselstone Verlag LLC, Amissville, Virginia, 2012 1878 births 1925 deaths United States Army personnel of World War I American mercenaries United States Army soldiers Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Recipients of the Médaille militaire (France) Jewish American military personnel People from Poltava Burials at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery