In Memory Of

SOLOMON, HOWARD HAIM

Service Details
Age:
 18
Date of Birth:
 1958-08-10
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 Infantry
Regiment:
 Israeli Defence Forces
Date of Death:
 1977-05-10
Cause of Death:
 Died in helicopter accident, an Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur helicopter crashed during an exercise in the Jordan Valley, killing all 54 on board (including the 10-member flight crew). The disaster became known as Ason Hanun-dalet, or "Disaster of the 54"
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Block 2 Row 1 Grave 3
Cemetery:
 HERZLIYA (MILITARY) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Centre
Country:
 Israel
Additional Information
Son of Sylvia and Julius Solomon. Born in Cape Town. Immigrated 1961. See http://www.izkor.gov.il/izkor86.asp?t=97379