Mickey Marcus
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 76 years ago |
Date of birth | February 22,1901 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Manhattan |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 11,1948 |
Died | Abu Ghosh |
Israel | |
Buried | West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York, United States |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Operation Overlord | |
1948 Arab–Israeli War | |
Battles of Latrun | |
Rank | Colonel |
Aluf | |
Job | Soldier |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1830231 |
Mickey Marcus Life story
David Daniel "Mickey" Marcus was a United States Army colonel who assisted Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and who became Israel's first modern general. He was killed by friendly fire, when he was mistaken for an enemy infiltrator while returning to Israeli positions at night.