Aliyah Bet & Machal Virtual Museum
North American Volunteers In Israel's War of Independence
Legend:
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# Killed in Action
£ Served in other Branches
¥ Served in Aliyah Bet and Machal
§ Served in Other Units of Army
No. 1 Squadron
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Bettencourt, Manuel | USA | | | Air Gunner |
| # Boyd, Spencer Andrew | USA | St. Louis | MO | Pilot |
| Burstein, Sam | USA | | | Pilot |
| Cohen, Leonard "Len" | USA | | | Pilot |
| Diamond, Paul | USA | | | Bombardier |
| § Dougherty, Richard E. | USA | Cleveland | OH | Pilot |
| § Fisher, William "Willy" | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Navigator |
| § Kaplansky, Yedidia "Eddy" | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Pilot |
| Katzin, Sol | USA | | | Pilot |
| Nelson, Edward | CAN | Windsor | Ont. | Air Gunner |
| Renov, Jeremy "Jerry" | USA | Shreveport | LA | Pilot |
| § Soltau, John | USA | Cleveland | OH | Pilot |
| § Tolchinsky, Percy "Pussy" | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
No. 2 Squadron
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Goldstein, Hy "Chaim" | USA | | | Pilot, Commander |
| § Moster, Ralph | CAN | Vancouver | BC | Pilot, Commander |
No. 69 Squadron
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Albrecht, Donald | USA | Flint | MI | |
| Aronson, Irving | USA | | | Air Gunner |
| Baltman, William "Bill" | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Flt Engineer |
| § Blum, Kenneth | USA | New York | NY | Electronics |
| § Brodigan, Charles | CAN | Vancouver | BC | Pilot |
| § Camerman, Sam | CAN | Vancouver | BC | Air Gunner |
| Caplan, Len | USA | | | Air Gunner |
| Dinkin, Harry | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Radio Op |
| Duboff, Harold | USA | | | Radio Op |
| Feldman, Sam | USA | | | Pilot |
| Fink, David | USA | Detroit | MI | Air Gunner |
| Fuller, James (civilian?) | USA | Geneva | OH | Mechanic |
| Garbovitsky, Morley | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Navigator |
| Germack, Walter | USA | Geneva | OH | Mechanic |
| Gershalter, Edward | USA | | | Air Gunner |
| Kahn, Ira | USA | | | Air Gunner |
| Kaplan, Murray | USA | New York | NY | Mechanic |
| Lichtman, William "Bill" | USA | New York | NY | Flt Engineer |
| Majzels, Leo | USA | | | Flt Engineer |
| McConville, John | USA | | | Pilot |
| Merovihtz [Mervin], Harry | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Air Gunner |
| Poll, Maurice | USA | | | Air Gunner |
| Schwarzbach, Marshall | USA | | | Air Gunner |
| Soltan, Irving | USA | | | Air Gunner |
| Spicehandler, Daniel | USA | New York | NY | Air Gunner |
| Steinberg, Otto | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Air Gunner |
| Wadman, Charles "Bill" | CAN | Calgary | Alb. | Air Gunner |
| Weinstein, Jerome "Jerry" | USA | | | Navigator |
| § Yankner, Morris | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Zychick, Eugene | USA | Cleveland | OH | Mechanic |
No. 101 Squadron
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| # Andrews, Stanley | USA | | | Pilot |
| Antin, Sydney | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Augarten, Rudolph "Rudy" | USA | Philadelphia | PA | Pilot |
| Dangott, Caesar Morton | USA | | | Pilot |
| Doyle, John "Jack" | CAN | London | Ont. | Pilot/Instructor |
| Etchells, David | CAN | Hamilton | Ont. | Pilot |
| Feldman, Seymour "Sy" | USA | | | Pilot |
| Finkil, Aaron "Red" | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| Frankel, Leon | USA | Minot | ND | Pilot |
| Freeman, Alfred W. "Al" | USA | | | Pilot |
| Friedman, Shol | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Pilot |
| Kates [Katz], Harold | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Airframe Mech |
| Levitan, Elkan | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Engine Mech |
| § Lichter, George | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| Lichtman, Gideon "Giddy" | USA | Newark | NJ | Pilot |
| McElroy, John F. | CAN | Vancouver | BC | Pilot |
| McGee, Chris | USA | | | Pilot |
| Nomis, Leo | USA | Santa Monica | CA | Pilot |
| Peake, Wayne | USA | | | Pilot |
| Pomerantz, William "Bill" | USA | | | Pilot |
| £ Reiter, Walter | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Intel Officer |
| Rubenfeld, Milton (Cy) | USA | | | Pilot |
| Schroeder, Wm "Sure Shot" | USA | | | Pilot |
| Sinclair, Geo Leslie "Lee" | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Pilot |
| # Vickman, Robert Lester | USA | | | Pilot |
| Wilson, C. Denzel "Denny" | CAN | Hamilton | Ont. | Pilot |
| Wolfe, Albert | USA | | | Pilot |
No. 103 Squadron
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Blackwood, James Edwin | USA | | | Pilot |
| Boshes, Samuel | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| # Canter, Wilfred "Wilf" | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | PIlot |
| Cravitt, Daniel | USA | Miami | FL | Pilot |
| Crudgington, Charles | USA | Detroit | MI | Pilot |
| £ Danovitch, Abe | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Bomb Chucker |
| § Drutz, David | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Radio Op |
| Fitchett, Leonard | CAN | Vancouver | BC | Pilot |
| Gordon, Smerell | USA | Detroit | MI | Radio Op |
| Katz, Samuel | USA | Mishawaka | IN | Pilot |
| Kilgour, James | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Orloff, Harold | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | Pilot |
| Orringer, Paul | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| Pozkanzer, Dov | USA | New York | NY | Radio Op |
| Spink, Thomas | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | Pilot |
| # Stevenson, Fred | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | Pilot |
| § Wygle, Brien | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | Pilot |
No. 106 Squadron
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Edelstein, Stephen | CAN | Pembroke | Ont. | Navigator |
| § Goodlin, Chalmers "Slick" | USA | | | Pilot |
| Kaplansky, Dave | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Bomb Chucker |
| § Wygle, Brien | CAN | Vancouver | BC | Pilot |
No. 35 Flight
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| § Baker, George Lynn | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Black, Chester | USA | | | Pilot |
| Feldstein, Howard Irving | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Flint, Mitchell "Mike" | USA | Kansas City | MO | Pilot |
| § Gibson, Theodore H. Jr. | USA | Miami | FL | Pilot |
| Rosofsky, Ralph | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| Sutton, Bernard "Terry" | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | Pilot |
505 Radar Squadron
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Ettenberg, Morris (Moshe) | USA | New York | NY | Commanding Officer |
| Fishman, Max | USA | Pittsburgh | PA | Radar Tech/Maintenance |
| Heckelman, A. Joseph | USA | New York | NY | Radar Tech |
| Morris, Samuel | CAN | Vancouver | BC | Radar Op |
| £ Naturman, Meyer | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Radar Tech |
| Sackin, Milton | USA | New York | NY | Radar Tech |
Air Photography Unit
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Aberle, Calvin Ross | USA | | | Air Photographer |
| Griver, David | USA | | | Air Photographer |
| Jacoby, Arieh | USA | | | Air Photographer |
| Joffe, Yale | CAN | Vancouver | BC | Air Photographer |
| Lee, Goodwin | USA | | | Air Photographer |
| Paris, Marvin | USA | | | Air Photographer |
Air Transport Command
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| § Applebaum, Ted | USA | Washington | DC | Pilot |
| Auerbach, Harold "Hal" | USA | Oakland | CA | Pilot |
| Bass, Jack | USA | | | Radio Op |
| Bean, James | USA | | | Pilot |
| Beckwith [Beck], Morris | CAN | Ottawa | Ont. | Navigator |
| § Bethlahmy, Nogah | USA | Pittsburgh | PA | Navigator |
| # Beurling, Geo F. "Buzz" | CAN | Verdun | Que. | Pilot |
| Bornstein, Herbert | USA | New York | NY | Flt Engineer |
| § Bradshaw, William "Blacky" | CAN | Dundas | Ont. | Pilot |
| Bream, Burt | USA | | | Navigator |
| Campos, Paul | USA | | | Pilot |
| Chaber, Victor | USA | New York | NY | Radio Op |
| Chinsky, Eddie | CAN | Windsor | Ont. | Radio Op |
| Cohen, Eli | USA | Norma | NJ | Navigator |
| Cohen, Seymour "Sy" | USA | New York | NY | Radio Op |
| Craven, Lawrence | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Cuburnek, Julius | USA | Chicago | IL | Navigator |
| § Cunningham, Allan | USA | New York | | Pilot |
| Davis, Hershel | USA | | | Pilot |
| Dawn, Robert | USA | San Diego | CA | Flt Eng/mech |
| Dichek, Leonard | USA | San Diego | CA | Navigator |
| Dobrowitz, Al | USA | | | Navigator |
| Dunsky, Paul | USA | | | Radio Op |
| Eichel, Sheldon | USA | | | Pilot |
| Evans, Robert | USA | | | |
| Feldman, Leopold | USA | | | Radio Op |
| Fine, Robert Daniel | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| Fingerhut, Ben | USA | | | Radio Op |
| Fingerman, Sol | USA | | | Radio Op |
| § Ford, Arthur | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Fuchs [Foster], Murray "Ray" | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| Gardner, Leo | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Pilot |
| # Gerson, William | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Pilot |
| Goldberg, David | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Goldstein, Coleman | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Goldstein, Jack | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Radio Op |
| Gordon, Max | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Greene, Harold "Pappy" | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Ilowite, Arnold | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| Kahn [Cohen], Max | USA | Cleveland | OH | Flt Engineer |
| § Katz, William "Bill" | USA | | | Pilot |
| Kaufman, Maurice | USA | | | Pilot |
| # King, Ernest "Glenn" | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Flt Engineer |
| Klausner, Shmuel "Sam" | USA | Philadelphia | PA | Navigator |
| Kosteff, Don | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Kurtz, Raymond "Ray" | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| Lee, Naron "Smoky" | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Lenart, Lou | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Pilot |
| Lerner, Seymour | USA | | | Navigator |
| Levine, Leonard | USA | | | Navigator |
| Lewis, Samuel | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Pilot |
| Lichtman, Leo | USA | | | Radio Op |
| Livingston, Harold | USA | Haverhill | MA | Radio Op |
| Luery, Bob | USA | | | Pilot |
| Lutrell, Robert | USA | | | Navigator |
| Malpine, William "Bill" | USA | Providence | RI | Pilot |
| § Marmelstein, Phil | USA | Philadelphia | PA | Pilot |
| § Maseng, Trygvie Johannes | USA | | | Pilot |
| Miller, Leo "Dusty" | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Moonitz, Norman | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| § Moore, Livingston | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Nachman, Harvey | USA | New York | NY | Navigator |
| Newman, Rudolph J. | USA | Detroit | MI | Radio Op |
| § Nott, Charles "Red" | USA | | | Pilot |
| Novick, William "Bill" | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Pilot |
| Panar, David | CAN | Edmonton | Alb. | Mechanic |
| Paskman, Martin | USA | | | Radio Op |
| Polansky, Elliot | USA | New York | NY | Pilot |
| # Pomerantz, Sam | USA | | | Pilot |
| Raab, Lawrence "Larry" | USA | Philadelphia | PA | Pilot |
| § Raisin, Albert "Al" | USA | Pt. Washington | NY | Pilot |
| Ribakoff, Martin | USA | East St. Louis | IL | Pilot |
| Roberts, Donald "Don" | USA | Burbank | CA | Flt Engineer |
| # Rosenbaum, Moses Aaron | USA | Brooklyn | NY | Navigator |
| Rothstein, Harold | USA | | | Pilot |
| Rowland, Gerald | USA | | | Navigator |
| Schild, Philip | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Pilot |
| Schindler, Irwin "Swifty" | USA | | FL | Pilot |
| § Schwartz, Harry | USA | | | Pilot |
| Schwartz, Irwin "Steve" | USA | New York | NY | Navigator |
| Shatan, Milton | USA | | | Flt Engineer |
| § Siegel, Joseph | CAN | Glace Bay | N.S. | Radio Op |
| § Siske, Robert Lester | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Sklar, Benjamin | USA | | | Flt Engineer |
| § Smith, Jack | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Radio Op |
| § Solsberg, Albert | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Radio mech |
| Sosnow, William | USA | | | Flt Eng/mech |
| Sprung, Stewart R. | USA | Miami | FL | |
| § Stern, Theodore "Ted" | USA | | | Radio Op |
| § Sturrey, Ben "Red" | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Navigator |
| Styrak, Edward R. | USA | | | Radio Op |
| Swing, Julian | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Pilot |
| Trop, Albert | USA | | | Pilot |
| Troube, Avraham "Al" | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Radio Op |
| § Waterhouse, Francis | USA | | | Pilot |
| Weddel, Robert Clarence | USA | | | Flt Engineer |
| Weinblatt, Fred | USA | | | Pilot |
| Wise, Julius | USA | | | Navigator |
| Yadven, Arthur "Art" | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Yankner, Morris | USA | | | Pilot |
| § Yurman, Shlomo | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Instrmnt mech |
Training Command
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Bethlahmy, Rhoda | USA | New York | NY | Israeli Air Academy office |
| Calisi, Paul | USA | | | Pilot |
| Cowan, Selwyn | USA | Clifton | NJ | |
| Glickman, Edward | USA | | | |
| Gordon, Charles "Chuck" | USA | | | Pilot |
| Gottlieb, Seymour | USA | | | |
| Hines, George Edward | USA | | | Pilot |
| Kaplan, Henry "Hank" | USA | Madison | WI | Pilot |
| Langer, Albert | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Radio Op |
| § Nemer, Roscoe "Rocky" | USA | | | Pilot |
| Pears, James | CAN | Hamilton | Ont. | Pilot |
| Pendelton, Eugene | USA | | | Pilot |
| Perlstein [Perry], Victor | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Navigator/Instructor |
| § Ravich, Abraham | USA | | | Radio Op |
| Woolf, William | USA | New Brunswick | NJ | Mechanic |
Ground Signals
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Chartok, Solomon | USA | | | |
| § Goodelman, Solomon | USA | Urbana | IL | Radar/Electronics |
| Kastner, Meyer | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Ground Radio Op (Ekron) |
| Kushner, David "Art" | CAN | Vancouver | B.C. | Ground Radio Op (Ekron) |
| Losak, Stanley | USA | | | |
| Olfman, Jacob "Jack" | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Ground Radio Op (Ekron) |
| Rabinowitz, Baruch | USA | Chicago | IL | |
| Rosen, Joseph | USA | | | |
| § Ruvinsky, Aaron "Art" | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Ground Radio Op (Ekron) |
| Wildevsky, Moshe | USA | | | |
IAF Command
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Agriss, Leon | USA | | | Air Inspector's Office |
| Binder, Howard | USA | Philadelphia | PA | IAF Bomb Squad |
| Brettler, Lou | USA | | | Supply Officer |
| Commanday, Maurice | USA | New York | NY | |
| Commanday, Ruth | USA | New York | NY | Nurse |
| £ § Freedman, Nathan | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Aircraft Electrician |
| Haber, Bernard Dov | USA | Dayton | OH | Vice Commander |
| Heller, George | USA | New York | NY | Instructor |
| # Holton, Oliver Garfield | USA | | | Pilot |
| # Levy, Alvin | USA | Long Beach | NY | Mechanic |
| Macarov, David | USA | Savannah | GA | Signal Security-Intel |
| Samson, Norman | USA | Baltimore | MD | Controller |
| Shimshoni, Daniel | USA | Ft. Worth | TX | O/C Aide |
| Silverman, Leon "Lee" | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Intel Officer |
Ekron Airfield
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Back, Samuel | USA | Philadelphia | PA | Aircraft Mechanic |
| Blum, Eugene | USA | New York | NY | Meteorologist |
| Caplan, Alexander | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Aircraft Modification/Repair |
| Cohen, Aaron | CAN | Kamsack | Sas. | Flight Engineer |
| Cohen, Barnet | USA | Philadelphia | PA | Aircraft Engineer |
| Dahms, Evelyn | USA | San Diego | CA | Office Secretary |
| Dahms, Fred | USA | San Diego | CA | Aircraft Mechanic |
| Floom, Harold | CAN | Winnipeg | Man. | Flight Engineer |
| Solter, Yehuda | USA | Detroit | MI | Aircraft Mechanic |
| Winters, Charles | USA | Miami | FL | Pilot |
Unknown Units
| Name |
Nat |
Hometown |
State |
Duties |
| Alper, Max | USA | Syracuse | NY | Aircraft Maintenance |
| Anger, Stanley | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | |
| Berman, Leopold Philip | USA | | | Intelligence Branch |
| Bleviss, David | USA | Los Angeles | CA | Psychologist |
| £ Borowsky [Porath], Zipporah | USA | New York | NY | Medic and Intel |
| Cohen, Nat | USA | | | Chief of Intelligence |
| Covent, Perry | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Navigator |
| Fingeroot, Ben | USA | Detroit | MI | Aircraft Mechanic |
| Firestone, Walter | USA | | | Maintenance/Engineering |
| Freeman, Lionel | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Administration |
| Goldberg, Chas Raphael | USA | | | Intelligence Branch |
| Goldstein, Leon | USA | Miami | FL | Cleaning of parts |
| Gordon, Machen | CAN | Preston | Ont. | Intelligence Branch |
| £ Harris, Eliahu | USA | Boston | MA | Ops room officer |
| Heckelman, Tsiporah D. | USA | New York | NY | Code/Cipher Clerk |
| Hodes, Roberta O. | USA | New York | NY | Radar Op |
| Hohenberg, John | USA | | | Ops and Security |
| Jacobs, Sol | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Flight Engineer |
| † Kane, James | CAN | Windsor | Ont. | Air Gunner |
| Kettner, Frank | CAN | Calgary | Alb. | Intel officer |
| Lappen, Lester | USA | | | Aircrew Pool |
| Lipschitz [Lipton], Edward | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Pilot |
| Manolson, Will | CAN | Calgary | Alb. | Pilot |
| Merson, Leonard | CAN | Montreal | Que. | Intelligence Branch |
| Miller, Daniel | USA | | | Ops Wing |
| Newfield, Frank | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Intelligence Branch |
| Ostrovsky [Osten], Sid | CAN | Edmonton | Alb. | Intel officer-Sdeh Dov |
| Rosenbaum, Aaron | USA | | | Safety Equipment |
| Roser, John | USA | | | Aircrew Pool |
| £ Ross, Benjamin "Barry" | CAN | Calgary | Alb. | AF Security |
| Schlaff, Allan | USA | | | |
| Shawmut [Lessner], Shaloma | USA | Pittsburgh | PA | Link Trainer |
| £ Spiegel, Albert | CAN | Toronto | Ont. | Air Base Flying Control |
| Weisberg, Murray | USA | New York | NY | |
| £ Wohl, David | CAN | Edmonton | Alb. | Transport Driver |
| Wright, David Isadore | CAN | Hamilton | Ont. | Flying Control-Sdeh Dov |
| Ziev [Sivkin], Nachum | CAN | Montreal | Que. | New York Recruiting Office |
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