Aliyah Bet & Machal Virtual Museum
North American Volunteers In Israel's War of Independence
Air Force, US & Canada, Alphabetical*
Legend:
† Christian
# Killed in Action
£ Served in other Branches
¥ Served in Aliyah Bet and Machal
Name | Nat | Hometown | State | Unit |
---|---|---|---|---|
† Aberle, Calvin Ross | USA | Air Photog Unit | ||
Agriss, Leon | USA | Harrisburg | PA | IAF Command |
Albrecht, Donald | USA | Flint | MI | No. 69 Squadron |
Alper, Max | USA | Syracuse | NY | Air Force-Sde Dov |
# Andrews, Stanley | USA | Los Angeles | CA | No. 101 Squadron |
Anger, Stanley | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Air Force-Unknown |
Antin, Sydney | USA | No. 101 Squadron | ||
Applebaum, Ted | USA | Washington | DC | ATC/106 |
Aronson, Irving | USA | No. 69 Squadron | ||
Auerbach, Harold | USA | Oakland | CA | ATC |
Augarten, Rudolph "Rudy" | USA | Philadelphia | PA | No. 101 Squadron/TC/IAF Command |
Back, Samuel | USA | Philadelphia | PA | Ekron Airfield |
† Baker, George Lynn | USA | Cleveland | OH | No. 35 Flight/101 |
Baltman, William | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | No. 69 Squadron |
Bass, Jack | USA | ATC | ||
† Bean, James | USA | ATC | ||
Beckwith [Beck], Morris | CAN | Ottawa | Ont. | ATC |
Benn, Jacob | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Ekron Airfield |
¥ Berger, Stanley | USA | New York | NY | 505 Radar |
Berman, Leopold Philip | USA | Air Force-Intel Branch | ||
Bethlahmy, Nogah | USA | Seattle | WA | ATC |
Bethlahmy, Rhoda | USA | New York | NY | Training Command |
† Bettencourt, Manuel | USA | No. 1 Squadron | ||
# † Beurling, George F. "Buzz" | CAN | Verdun | Que. | ATC |
Binder, Howard | USA | Philadelphia | PA | IAF Command |
Binder, Sam | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Ekron Airfield |
† Black, Chester | USA | Cleveland | OH | No. 35 Flight/TC |
† Blackwood, James Edwin | USA | Detroit | MI | No. 103 Squadron |
Bleviss, David | USA | Los Angeles | CA | AF Psych. Department |
Blum, Eugene | USA | New York | NY | Ekron Airfield |
Blum, Kenneth | USA | New York | NY | No. 103 Squadron |
Bornstein, Herbert | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
£ Borowsky [Porath], Zipporah | USA | New York | NY | Air Force-Unknown |
Boshes, Samuel | USA | New York | NY | No. 103 Squadron |
# † Boyd, Spencer Andrew | USA | St. Louis | MO | No. 1 Squadron |
† Bradshaw, William "Blacky" | CAN | Dundas | Ont. | ATC/106 |
Bream, Burt | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
Brettler, Lou | USA | IAF Command | ||
† Brodigan, Charles | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 69 Squadron/ATC |
Burstein, Sam | USA | No. 1 Squadron | ||
† Calisi, Paul | USA | Training Command | ||
Camerman, Sam | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 69 Squadron/TC |
Cameron, Rudolph "Tiny" | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Ekron Airfield |
† Campos, Paul | USA | ATC | ||
# Canter, Wilfred | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | No. 103 Squadron |
Caplan, Alexander | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Ekron Airfield |
Caplan, Len | USA | No. 69 Squadron | ||
Chaber, Victor | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
† Chadouin, Jim | USA | Training Command | ||
Chartok, Solomon | USA | Ground Signals | ||
Chinsky, Eddie | CAN | Windsor | Ont. | ATC |
Cohen, Aaron | CAN | Kamsack | Sask. | Ekron Airfield |
Cohen, Barnet | USA | Philadelphia | PA | Ekron Airfield |
Cohen, Daniel B. | USA | New York | NY | No. 101 Squadron |
Cohen, Eli | USA | Norma | NJ | ATC |
Cohen, Leonard | USA | No. 1 Squadron | ||
Cohen, Meyer | CAN | Montreal | Que. | 505 Radar |
Cohen, Nat | USA | Air Force-Chief of Intel | ||
Cohen, Seymour "Sy" | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
Commanday, Maurice | USA | New York | NY | IAF Command |
Covent, Perry | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | TC |
Cowan, Selwyn | USA | Clifton | NJ | Training Command |
† Craven, Lawrence | USA | ATC | ||
Cravitt, Daniel | USA | Miami | FL | No. 103 Squadron |
† Crudgington, Charles | USA | Detroit | MI | No. 103 Squadron |
Cuburnek, Julius | USA | Chicago | IL | ATC/69 |
† Cunningham, Allan | USA | Waco | TX | ATC/106 |
† Dahms, Evelyn | USA | San Diego | CA | Ekron Airfield |
† Dahms, Fred | USA | San Diego | CA | Ekron Airfield |
Dangott, Caesar Morton | USA | No. 101 Squadron | ||
Danovitch, Abe | CAN | Montreal | Que. | No. 103 Squadron |
Davis, Hershel | USA | ATC | ||
† Dawn, Robert | USA | Berkeley | CA | ATC |
Diamond, Paul | USA | No. 1 Squadron | ||
Dichek, Leonard | USA | San Diego | CA | ATC |
Dinkin, Harry | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | No. 69 Squadron |
Dobrowitz, Al | USA | ATC | ||
† Dougherty, Richard E. | USA | Cleveland | OH | No. 1 Squadron/TC/35 Flight |
† Doyle, John "Jack" | CAN | London | Ont. | No. 101 Squadron |
Drutz, David | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | No. 103 Squadron/TC |
Duboff, Harold | USA | Chicago | IL | No. 69 Squadron |
Dunsky, Paul | USA | Indianapolis | IN | ATC |
Edelstein, Stephen | CAN | Pembroke | Ont. | No. 106 Squadron |
Ehrlich, Joe | USA | 505 Radar | ||
Eichel, Sheldon | USA | ATC | ||
† Etchells, David | CAN | Hamilton | Ont. | No. 101 Squadron |
Ettenberg, Morris [Moshe] | USA | New York | NY | 505 Radar |
Evans, Robert | USA | ATC | ||
Feldman, Leopold | USA | ATC | ||
Feldman, Sam | USA | Baltimore | MD | No. 69 Squadron |
Feldman, Seymour "Sy" | USA | No. 101 Squadron | ||
Feldstein, Howard Irving | USA | TX | No. 35 Flight | |
Fine, Robert Daniel | USA | Great Neck | NY | ATC |
Fingerhut, Ben | USA | ATC | ||
Fingerman, Sol | USA | ATC | ||
Fingeroot, Ben | USA | Detroit | MI | Air Force-Unknown |
Fink, David | USA | Detroit | MI | No. 69 Squadron |
Finkil, Aaron "Red" | USA | New York | NY | No. 101 Squadron |
Firestone, Walter | USA | Air Force-Unknown | ||
# Fisher, William | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | No. 1 Squadron/103 |
Fishman, Max | USA | Haverhill | MA | 505 Radar |
# † Fitchett, Leonard | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 103 Squadron |
Flint, Mitchell "Mike" | USA | Oakland | CA | No. 35 Flight/101 |
Floom, Harold | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Ekron Airfield |
† Ford, Arthur | USA | ATC/106 | ||
Frankel, Leon | USA | Minneapolis | MN | No. 101 Squadron |
£ Freedman, Max | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Ekron Airfield |
Freedman, Nathan | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | IAF Command/Ekron Airfield |
Freeman, Alfred W. | USA | No. 101 Squadron | ||
Freeman, Lionel | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Air Force-Unknown |
Friedman, Shol | USA | Los Angeles | CA | No. 101 Squadron |
Fuchs [Foster], Murray "Ray" | USA | New York | NY | ATC/TC |
Fuller, James | USA | Geneva | OH | No. 69 Squadron |
Garbovitsky, Morley | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | No. 69 Squadron |
Gardner, Leo | USA | Los Angeles | CA | ATC |
Garfin, Ansel | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Air Force-Unknown |
Germack, Walter | USA | Geneva | OH | No. 69 Squadron |
Gershalter, Edward | USA | No. 69 Squadron | ||
# Gerson, William | USA | Los Angeles | CA | ATC |
† Gibson, Theodore H. Jr. | USA | Miami | FL | No. 35 Flight/TC |
Glickman, Edward | USA | Training Command | ||
Goldberg, Chas Raphael | USA | Air Force-Intel Branch | ||
Goldberg, David | USA | ATC | ||
Goldberg, Samuel | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Ekron Airfield |
Goldman [Commanday], Ruth | USA | New York | NY | IAF Command |
Goldstein, Coleman | USA | Atlantic City | NJ | ATC/101 |
Goldstein, Hy | USA | No. 2 Squadron | ||
Goldstein, Jack | CAN | Montreal | Que. | ATC/69 |
Goldstein, Leon | USA | Miami | FL | Air Force-Unknown |
Goodelman, Solomon | USA | Urbana | IL | Ground Signals/TC |
† Goodlin, Chalmers "Slick" | USA | Miami | FL | No. 106 Squadron/101 |
Gordon, Charles | USA | Training Command | ||
Gordon, Machen | CAN | Preston | Ont. | Air Force-Unknown |
Gordon, Max | USA | ATC | ||
Gordon, Sam | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | 505 Radar |
Gordon, Sherell | USA | Detroit | MI | No. 103 Squadron |
Gorin, Reuben | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | IAF Command |
Gottlieb, Seymour | USA | Training Command | ||
Greene, Harold "Pappy" | USA | ATC/TC | ||
Griver, David | USA | Air Photog Unit | ||
Haber, Bernard Dov | USA | Dayton | OH | IAF Command |
£ Harris, Eliahu | USA | Boston | MA | Air Force-Unknown |
Heckelman, A. Joseph | USA | New York | NY | 505 Radar |
Heckelman, Tsiporah D. | USA | New York | NY | Air Force-Codes and Ciphers |
Heller, George | USA | New York | NY | IAF Command |
† Hines, George Edward | USA | Training Command | ||
Hodes, Roberta O. | USA | New York | NY | Air Force-Unknown |
Hohenberg, John | USA | Air Force-Unknown | ||
# † Holton, Oliver Garfield | USA | Lakewood | OH | IAF Command |
Hurtig, Jack | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | IAF Command |
Ilowite, Arnold | USA | New York | NY | ATC/69 |
Jacobs, Sol | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Air Force-Unknown |
Jacoby, Arieh | USA | Air Photog Unit | ||
Joffe, Yale | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | Air Photog Unit |
Kahn [Cohen], Max | USA | Cleveland | OH | ATC |
Kahn, Ira | USA | No. 69 Squadron | ||
† Kane, James | CAN | Windsor | Ont. | Air Force-Sde Dov |
Kaplan, Henry "Hank" | USA | Madison | WI | Training Command |
Kaplan, Mort | USA | 505 Radar | ||
Kaplan, Murray | USA | New York | NY | No. 69 Squadron |
Kaplansky, Dave | CAN | Montreal | Que. | No. 106 Squadron |
¥ Kaplansky, Yedidia "Eddy" | CAN | Montreal | Que. | No. 1 Squadron/103/106/35 Flight |
Kastner, Meyer | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Ground Signals |
Kates [Katz], Harold | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | No. 101 Squadron |
Katz, Samuel | USA | Mishawaka | IN | No. 103 Squadron |
Katz, William | USA | Jacksonville | FL | ATC/69 |
Katzen, Sol | USA | Rockyhill | AR | No. 1 Squadron |
Kaufman, Maurice | USA | ATC | ||
Kettner, Frank | CAN | Calgary | Alb. | Air Force-Intel |
† Kilgour, James | USA | No. 103 Squadron | ||
† # King, Ernest "Glenn" | USA | Berkeley | CA | ATC |
£ Klausner, Samuel | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
Kosteff, Don | USA | ATC | ||
Kurtz, Raymond "Ray" | USA | New York | NY | ATC/69 |
Kushner, David "Art" | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | Ground Signals |
Langer, Albert | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Training Command |
Lappen, Lester | USA | Air Force-Unknown | ||
Lee, Goodwin | USA | New York | NY | Air Photog Unit |
† Lee, Naron "Smoky" | USA | ATC | ||
Leith, Nathan | CAN | Edmonton | Alb. | No. 101 Squadron |
Lenart, Lou | USA | Los Angeles | CA | ATC/101 |
Lerner, Seymour | USA | ATC | ||
Leventhal, Philip | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Ekron Airfield |
Levine, Leonard | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
Levine, Shaul | USA | 505 Radar | ||
Levitan, Elkan | CAN | Montreal | Que. | No. 101 Squadron |
# Levy, Alvin | USA | Long Beach | NY | IAF Command |
Lewis, Samuel | USA | Los Angeles | CA | ATC |
Liberson, Albert | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | 505 Radar |
Lichter, George | USA | New York | NY | No. 101 Squadron/TC |
Lichtman, Gideon | USA | Newark | NJ | No. 101 Squadron |
Lichtman, Leo | USA | ATC | ||
Lichtman, William | USA | New York | NY | No. 69 Squadron |
Lipschitz [Lipton], Edward | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Air Force-Unknown |
Livingston, Harold | USA | Haverhill | MA | ATC |
Losak, Stanley | USA | Ground Signals | ||
Luery, Bob | USA | ATC | ||
† Lutrell, Robert | USA | ATC | ||
Macarov, David | USA | Savannah | GA | IAF Command |
Majzels, Leo | USA | Detroit | MI | No. 69 Squadron |
† Malpine, William | USA | Providence | RI | ATC |
Manolson, Will | CAN | Calgary | Alb. | Air Force-Unknown |
Marmelstein, Phil | USA | Philadelphia | PA | 35/69/TC |
† Maseng, Trygvie Johannes | USA | New York | NY | ATC/69/103 |
† McConville, John | USA | Chicago | IL | No. 69 Squadron |
† McElroy, John F. | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 101 Squadron |
† McGee, Chris | USA | No. 101 Squadron | ||
† McGunigal, Jim | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | Ekron Airfield |
Merovihtz [Mervin], Harry | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | No. 69 Squadron |
Merson, Leonard | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Air Force-Unknown |
Miller, Daniel | USA | Air Force-Operations Wing | ||
Miller, Leo "Dusty" | USA | ATC | ||
Moonitz, Norman | USA | New York | NY | ATC/69 |
† Moore, Livingston | USA | ATC/103 | ||
Morris, Samuel | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | 505 Radar |
# Moster, Ralph | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 1 Squadron/2 |
Nachman, Harvey | USA | New York | NY | ATC/69 |
£ Naturman, Meyer | CAN | Montreal | Que. | 505 Radar |
† Nelson, Edward | CAN | Windsor | Ont. | No. 1 Squadron |
† Nemer, Roscoe "Rocky" | USA | Evansville | IN | Training Command/69 |
Newfield, Frank | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Air Force-Unknown |
Newman, Rudolph J. | USA | Detroit | MI | ATC |
† Nomis, Leo | USA | Santa Monica | CA | No. 101 Squadron |
† Nott, Charles "Red" | USA | Roseville | MI | ATC/101 |
Novick, William | CAN | Montreal | Que. | ATC |
£ ¥ Ocopnick, Ben | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Ekron Airfield |
Olfman, Jacob "Jack" | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Ground Signals |
Orloff, Harold | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 103 Squadron |
Orringer, Paul | USA | New York | NY | No. 103 Squadron |
Ostrovsky [Osten], Sid | CAN | Edmonton | Alb. | Air Force-Intel, Sdeh Dov |
Paiss, Harold | USA | Philadelphia | PA | IAF Command |
Panar, David | CAN | Edmonton | Alb. | ATC |
Paris, Marvin | USA | Air Photog Unit | ||
Paskman, Martin | USA | ATC | ||
† Peake, Wayne | USA | No. 101 Squadron | ||
† Pears, James | CAN | Hamilton | Ont. | Training Command |
† Pendelton, Eugene | USA | Training Command | ||
Perlstein [Perry], Victor | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Training Command |
Polansky, Elliot | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
Poll, Maurice | USA | No. 69 Squadron | ||
# Pomerantz, Sam | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
Pomerantz, William | USA | No. 101 Squadron | ||
Poskanzer, Aliza | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | IAF Command |
Pozkanzer, Dov | USA | Albany | NY | No. 103 Squadron |
Raab, Lawrence | USA | Philadelphia | PA | ATC |
Rabinowitz, Baruch | USA | Chicago | IL | Ground Signals |
Raisin, Albert | USA | Pt.Washington | NY | ATC/69 |
Ravich, Abraham | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Training Command/103 |
Reiter, Walter | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | No. 101 Squadron |
Renov, Jeremy "Jerry" | USA | Shreveport | LA | No. 1 Squadron |
Ribakoff, Martin | USA | East St. Louis | IL | ATC |
† Roberts, Donald | USA | Burbank | CA | ATC |
Rosen, Joseph | USA | Ground Signals | ||
Rosenbaum, Aaron | USA | Air Force-Unknown | ||
# Rosenbaum, Moses Aaron | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
Roser, John | USA | Air Force-Unknown | ||
Rosofsky, Ralph | USA | New York | NY | No. 35 Flight |
£ Ross, Benjamin "Barry" | CAN | Calgary | Alb. | Air Force-Unknown |
Rothstein, Harold | USA | ATC | ||
† Rowland, Gerald | USA | ATC | ||
Rubenfeld, Milton "Cy" | USA | No. 101 Squadron | ||
Ruvinsky, Aaron "Art" | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Ground Signals/106 |
Sackin, Milton | USA | New York | NY | 505 Radar |
Samson, Norman | USA | Baltimore | MD | IAF Command |
Schild, Philip | USA | Los Angeles | CA | ATC |
Schindler, Irvin "Swifty" | USA | FL | ATC | |
Schlaff, Allan | USA | Air Force-Unknown | ||
† Schroeder, Wm | USA | No. 101 Squadron | ||
Schwartz, Harry | USA | ATC/69 | ||
Schwartz, Irwin "Steve" | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
Schwarzbach, Marshall | USA | No. 69 Squadron | ||
Schwimmer, Adolph "Al" | USA | Bridgeport | CT | IAF Command |
Shatan, Milton | USA | ATC | ||
Shawmut [Lessner], Shaloma | USA | Pittsburgh | PA | Air Force-Unknown |
Shimshoni, Daniel | USA | Ft. Worth | TX | IAF Command |
Shnitke [Shaw], Sam | CAN | Calgary | Alb. | 505 Radar |
Siegel, Joseph | CAN | Glace Bay | N.S. | ATC/106 |
£ Silver, Melvin | CAN | Calgary | Alb. | Ekron Airfield |
Silverman, Leon "Lee" | USA | Los Angeles | CA | IAF Command |
† Sinclair, Geo Leslie "Lee" | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | No. 101 Squadron |
† Siske, Robert Lester | USA | ATC/TC | ||
Sklar, Benjamin | USA | ATC/106 | ||
Smith, Harry | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | 505 Radar |
Smith, Jack | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | ATC/106 |
Solsberg, Albert | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | ATC/TC/101 |
Soltan, Irving | USA | Los Angeles | CA | No. 69 Squadron |
† Soltau, John | USA | Cleveland | OH | No. 1 Squadron/35 Flight/TC |
Solter, Yehuda | USA | Detroit | MI | Ekron Airfield |
Sosnow, William | USA | ATC | ||
Spicehandler, Daniel | USA | Mamaroneck | NY | No. 69 Squadron |
£ Spiegel, Albert | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Air Force-Unknown |
† Spink, Thomas | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 103 Squadron |
Sprung, Stewart R. | USA | Miami | FL | ATC |
Steinberg, Otto | CAN | Montreal | Que. | No. 69 Squadron |
Stern, Theodore | USA | ATC/106 | ||
# † Stevenson, Fred | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 103 Squadron |
Stitz, Oscar "Al" | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Ekron Airfield |
Sturrey, Ben "Red" | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | ATC/106 |
† ¥ Styrak, Edward R. | USA | Detroit | MI | ATC |
Sussman, Joe | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Ekron Airfield |
† Sutton, Bernard "Terry" | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 35 Flight |
Swing, Julian | USA | Los Angeles | CA | ATC |
Tolchinsky, Percy "Pussy" | USA | New York | NY | No. 1 Squadron/106/ATC |
Trop, Albert | USA | ATC | ||
Troube, Avraham "Al" | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | ATC |
# Vickman, Robert Lester | USA | Los Angeles | CA | No. 101 Squadron |
† Wadman, Charles "Bill" | CAN | Calgary | Alb. | No. 69 Squadron |
† Waterhouse, Francis | USA | ATC/35 Flight | ||
† Weddel, Robert Clarence | USA | ATC | ||
Weinblatt, Fred | USA | ATC | ||
Weinstein, Jerome | USA | Bayonne | NJ | No. 69 Squadron |
Weisberg, Murray | USA | New York | NY | Air Force-Unknown |
Weissman, Alfred I. | USA | Akron | OH | No. 101 Squadron |
Wildevsky, Moshe | USA | Ground Signals | ||
† Wilson, Clifford "Denny" | CAN | Hamilton | Ont. | No. 101 Squadron |
† Winters, Charles | USA | Miami | FL | Ekron Airfield |
Wise, Julius | USA | ATC | ||
¥ Witenoff, Julius [Yehuda] | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Ekron Airfield |
£ Wohl, David | CAN | Edmonton | Alb. | Air Force-Unknown |
Wolfe, Albert | USA | No. 101 Squadron | ||
Wolfson, Bessie [Lam, Batya] | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | IAF Command |
Woolf, William | USA | New Brunswick | NJ | Training Command |
£ Wosk, Saul | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 101 Squadron |
Wright, David Isadore | CAN | Hamilton | Ont. | Air Force-Unknown |
† Wygle, Brien | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | No. 106 Squadron/103 |
Yadven, Arthur | USA | New York | NY | ATC |
Yankner, Morris | USA | ATC/69 | ||
Yurman, Shlomo | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | ATC |
Ziev [Sivkin], Nachum | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Air Force-NY Recruiting Office |
Zychick, Eugene | USA | Cleveland | OH | No. 69 Squadron/TC |