Medal of Valor (Israel) - Recipients

Recipients

Name Rank Conflict Place of action Date of action Reason for receiving medal
Yair Racheli Private War of Independence Near Shefa-'Amr 19 January 1948 Destroyed an enemy position
Emmanuel Landau Private War of Independence Kiryat Motzkin 17 March 1948 Captured an enemy supply truck
Abraham Avigdorov Private War of Independence Kiryat Motzkin 17 March 1948 Destroyed two enemy Bren machine gun positions
Zerubavel Horowitz Second Lieutenant War of Independence Road to Jerusalem 27 March 1948 Covered the retreat of his comrades during an enemy attack
Yizhar Armoni Private War of Independence Nabi Yusha 20 April 1948 Covered the retreat of his comrades and the evacuation of wounded soldiers
Emil Brig Sergeant War of Independence Kibbutz Gesher area 14 May 1948 Destroyed a bridge and thus preventing the enemy from advancing
Zvi Zibel Airman War of Independence Ben Shemen 25 June 1948 Delivered supplies to the besieged Ben Shemen while under heavy enemy fire
Ben-Zion Leitner Private First Class War of Independence Iraq Suwaydan 19 October 1948 Destroyed enemy bunkers
Ron Feller Sergeant War of Independence Karatiyya 19 July 1948 Destroyed an enemy tank
Yohai Ben-Nun Captain War of Independence Mediterranean Sea 22 October 1948 Sank the Egyptian Navy flagship
Siman-Tov Ganeh Private War of Independence Iraq Suwaydan 19 November 1948 Covered the retreat of his comrades
Arieh Atzmoni Master Sergeant War of Independence Rafah 4 November 1948 Rescued a cannon from enemy hands
Yacov Mizrachi Private Retribution operations Kuntila 28 October 1955 Displayed great courage in charging the enemy
Pinchas Noy Lieutenant Retribution operations Qalqilyah 10 October 1956 Charged enemy positions and killed nine enemy soldiers
Uzi Bar-Zur Corporal Sinai War Sinai 26 October-5 November 1956 Rescued wounded soldiers while under fire
Dan Ziv Second Lieutenant Sinai War Sinai 1 November 1956 Rescued wounded soldiers while under fire
Yehuda Ken-Dror Private Sinai War Sinai 1 November 1956 Located enemy positions while under heavy enemy fire
Shlomo Nitzani Sergeant Sinai War Sinai 26 October-5 November 1956 Rescued wounded soldiers and destroyed enemy positions while under heavy enemy fire
Zvi Ofer Major Retribution operations Nukaiv 16 March 1962 Charged enemy positions
Moshe Drimmer Private Six-Day War Golan Heights 9 June 1967 Covered the retreat of his comrades
Daniel Wordon Captain Six-Day War El-Arish 7 June 1967 Covered the rescue of wounded soldiers
Uri Weisler Lieutenant Six-Day War Rafah 5 June 1967 Continued to engage the enemy while injured
Shaul Vardi Sergeant Six-Day War Golan Heights 9 June 1967 Continued to engage the enemy while injured
Moshe Tal Lieutenant Six-Day War Gaza Strip 5 June 1967 Commanded a force of half-tracks
Yosef Lapper Sergeant Six-Day War Khan Younis 5 June 1967 Fought for eight hours alone with his tank
Eitan Neveh Private Six-Day War Jerusalem 6 June 1967 Covered his forces in the Battle of the Ammunition Hill
Beni Inbar Staff Sergeant Six-Day War Rafah 5 June 1967 Destroyed eight tanks
Mordechai Friedman Lieutenant Six-Day War Jerusalem 6 June 1967 Destroyed an enemy position
Gad Refen Lieutenant Six-Day War West Bank 6 June 1967 Commanded the conquest of an enemy position near Jenin
David Shirazi Private Six-Day War Golan Heights 9 June 1967 Charged an enemy position
Natanel Horovitz Lieutenant Six-Day War Golan Heights 9 June 1967 Charged an enemy position
Ami Ayalon Lieutenant War of Attrition Green Island 19 July 1969 Heroic action during Operation Bulmus 6
Oded Amir Captain Yom Kippur War Port Said 6-24 October 1973 Commanded a force which damaged three enemy ships in Port Said harbour
Gideon Giladi Major Yom Kippur War Egypt 15 October 1973 Commanded an armour battle
Zvika Greengold Captain Yom Kippur War Golan Heights 6 October 1973 Delayed an enemy armour column
Moshe Levi Sergeant Yom Kippur War Sinai 15 October 1973 Destroyed an enemy position
Yuval Neria Captain Yom Kippur War Sinai 6-18 October 1973 Excellent conduct during numerous armoured battles
Shlomo Arman Second Lieutenant Yom Kippur War Sinai 6-8 October 1973 Excellent conduct during numerous armoured battles
Asa Kadmoni Major Yom Kippur War Sinai 18 October 1973 Fought a large enemy force while surrounded
Avigdor Kahalani Lieutenant Colonel Yom Kippur War Golan Heights 9 October 1973 Excellent conduct during numerous armoured battles

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