Shomron, Dan b. August 5, 1937 d. February 26, 2008 Israeli General, Commando. Born in the British occupied territories of Palestine, he served as the 13th chief of staff of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) from 1987 to 1991. He is best remembered for helping lead the July 1976 raid on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda, to free over 100 Israeli nationals held hostage by German and Palestine terrorists, following the hijacking of Air France Flight 139 out of Athens, Greece. The operation approved at highest levels of the Israeli Government, resulted...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.) Givat Shaul Cemetery, Jerusalem, Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel
b. 1932 d. September 6, 1972