Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind was the first turbaned Sikh to serve in the U.S. military in 1917 during WWI.  At the time of his enlistment, he was still an Indian citizen and was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant. 

He won a landmark case in the Supreme Court for U.S. citizenship after applying 3 times and being rejected, and later went on to become a writer, scientist, and spiritual lecturer.

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