DOB/DOD: May 10, 1911 (Brooklyn, NY) – February 3, 1943; 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Theresa Flax (1911-2004) on October 7, 1935, in Washington, DC. She was the niece of singer, comedian, and actor Al Jolson (1886-1950). Her mother’s sister, Rose Yoelson [Jolson], was Al Jolson’s sister. Theresa remarried after Lieutenant Goode’s death to RabbiContinue reading “ARMY FIRST LIEUTENANT RABBI ALEXANDER DAVID GOODE”
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CAPTAIN MORTON HAROLD SINGER; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 25, 1936 (Flushing, NY) – December 17, 1968; 32 years oldRELIGION: Jewish (Orthodox)MARITAL STATUS: Married Eva Fischmann (1945-2001) on August 11, 1963.CHILDREN: Two daughters, Vera Singer Silberberg (1964-) and Karina (1967-).COLLEGE: Attended Yeshiva Tiferet in Jerusalem; ordained in 1965.SERVICE NUMBER: O-2334760ENLISTMENT: Commissioned on September 24, 1967MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 5310, ChaplainTOUR START DATE: NovemberContinue reading “CAPTAIN MORTON HAROLD SINGER; U.S. ARMY”
LIEUTENANT COLONEL MEIR ENGEL; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 12, 1914 (Tel Aviv, Israel) – December 16, 1964; 50 years oldRELIGION: JewishMARITAL STATUS: Married Myra S. Wachtel Engel (1919-2002) on September 19, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.CHILDREN: Two sons, David S. (1944-2016) and Rafael “Ray” J. (1956-).COLLEGE: Master of Arts from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. Ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary ofContinue reading “LIEUTENANT COLONEL MEIR ENGEL; U.S. ARMY “