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• ABARZEL, Avraham (Emile) – French Commandos. Killed in the battle for Beersheba
• AGRISS, Rose – Haganah volunteer. IDF. Participated in the Siege of Jerusalem
• AKNIN, Maurice – Etzioni Brigade. Killed near Mandelbaum Gate
• ALBRECHT, Albert -7TH BRIGADE. Killed in Operation attempting to break the Jerusalem siege
• ALTMAN, John – Army. 7th Brigade. 71st Battalion. Arrived on the "Altalena"
• AMAR, Edouard - Died of natural causes three months after his arrival as a volunteer
• AMAR, Yaish – Army. Alexandroni Brigade. Killed in action near Hadera
• AMIR (Landshut), Mike – Army. Field Artillery Troop Commander
• AMZEL, Leon Maurice – Etzioni Brigade. Machine gunner. Killed at Beit Jala, Jerusalem
• ANDREWS, Stanley – IAF Pilot. Killed attacking Iraq-el-Suweidan
• ARONOFF, Murray – Aliyah Bet. "Remembrance of Time Past," Jerusalem Post article, 1988
• ASMAN, Carl Rolfe – Haganah. 82nd Tank Battalion. Fell in the clash at Yehudiya
• ASSOUID, Michel Victor – Etzel. Killed during exchange of fire on the "Altalena"
• AUERBACH, Harold (Hal) – IAF Pilot. Training Command. Memoir about the DC-5’s last flight
• AUGARTEN, Rudy – IAF Fighter Pilot. 101 Squadron. Commander Ramat David air base
• BACK, Samuel – IAF. Aircraft mechanic
• BALCHA, Menashe – Navy. Walked from Ethiopia to South Africa to reach Israel
• BALER, George – Palmach. Desert Brigade, 9th Battalion
• BALKIN, Philip (Feivel) – 89th Commandos. Killed at Auja-el-Hafir
• BALL, Louis (Smargad) – Palmach Hanegev. Killed in battle at Iraq-el- Suweidan
• BALTER, Jonathan – 72nd Infantry Battalion. Killed stepping on a mine
• BANK, Dr. Harry –Sailed on the "Benny Skou." Army. Medical Corps. M/ O 72nd Infantry Battalion
• BARON Wiseberg, David (Ben-Zvi, Dov) – IAF Pilot. 101 Squadron
• BASKIN, Sol – Aliyah Bet and Army. Alexandroni Brigade. C/O 37th Reconnaissance Battalion
• BAUM, David –Aliyah Bet. Served on "Norsyd," renamed "Haganah." Joined the Israel Navy
• BEN-AMI, (Blecher), Israel (Solly) – Navy. Crewman on "Drom Afrika ll"
• BEN BARUCH, Menachem (TIBER, Polgar) – Artillery Field Battery. Truck driver
• BENEDICT, Audrey – Medical Corps. Non-Jewish nurse, theatre sister
• BENEDICT, Audrey and ROUX, Marie – Medical Corps. Non-Jewish nurses and theatre sisters
• BERESTICKI, Victor – Army. Arrived on the "Pan York." Served in the Beit She'an area
• BERGER, Mary – Medical Corps. Nurse
• BERNSTEIN, Leonard -– Renowned musician. Gave piano recital at the Jaffa Military Hospital
• BERNSTEIN, William – Aliyah Bet. 2nd Officer on "Exodus." Clubbed to death by the British
• BETHLAHMY, Nogah – IAF. Navigator, LAPA, Air Transport Command and Flying School, Rome.
• BETHLAHMY, Ruth – Administration in Rome
• BEURLING, George (Buzz) – IAF Pilot. Killed ferrying Norseman from Rome to Israel
• BEYRACK, Sylvia – Haganah. Killed in bombardment of Jerusalem
• BLOCH, Leslie – IAF Pilot. Missing since 1948. His remains eventually found in 1994
• BORNSTEIN, Dr. Leo – Army. Medical Corps. Head of Medical Services in Upper Galilee
• BORNSTEIN, Shlomo (Solly) – Army. 72nd Infantry Battalion. Killed in action
• BOSHES, Samuel – IAF. Commander, 103 Squadron
• BOTTGER, Milton (BEN-YOK, "Butch") – IAF Radio Operator. 103 Squadron
• BOWDEN, Derek – Army. 7th Brigade. Wrote Israel's first training manual for paratroopers
• BOYD, Andrew Spencer – IAF Pilot. Killed during a forced landing near Nebi Ruben
• BRAVER, Arthur – Israel Navy. Pharmacist mate on INS K26
• BRECKER, Michael – Army. Arrived on the "Altalena." Served in anti- tank battery
• BRESSLOFF, Boris – IAF. Navigator and instructor
• BRODER, Marvin - Navy. First Director of Navy Training Schools
• BRUNTON, Ray – Medical Corps. Staff Nursing Sister
• BURKE, Allan – Navy. Commander of warship patrolling Sinai and Gaza coasts
• BURROWS, John (AKA DAWSON, Johnny) – 82nd Tank Battalion. British Army deserter
• BYBELEZER (BABLIDON), Fernand – Palmach Hanegev. French Commandos

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