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Moshe Oron
Moshe Oron was an Israeli Navy officer with the rank of colonel, whose last post was commander of the Red Sea arena.
1937 to 2020Commanding the Red Sea arenaIsraeli Navy serviceSurviving the Holocaust as a child
- Born
- 15 May 1937, Berehove
- Died
- 29 July 2020, Netanya
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Rank
- aluf mishne
- Wars
- Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War
Moshe Oron was born in 1937 in Berehove
Moshe Oron was born Moshe Ackerman in 1937 in Berehove, Czechoslovakia, and grew up in Belgium. During World War II he was hidden in a convent orphanage run by nuns, while his family members hid separately. The family survived the Holocaust, but most of his parents' relatives were killed.
In 1949 the family immigrated to Israel and lived in a transit camp before settling in Kiryat Yam. He finished elementary school but did not attend high school, and worked as an electrician's assistant.
He volunteered for the navy, trained as a radar operator and served on the frigate INS Misgav and the destroyer INS Eilat. He later worked as a clerk at Bank Leumi in Haifa and took part in reserve voyages.
He returned to the navy and completed the naval officers course in 1961. He served on all types of navy vessels, commanded the tactical training facility and the naval control unit, and finished as commander of the Red Sea arena. He died in 2020.
Moshe Oron's life in 8 milestones
- 1937
Born in Berehove, Czechoslovakia.
- 1949
Arrived with his family at the port of Haifa.
- 1955
Sailed around Africa on INS Misgav.
- 1956
Joined the crew of the destroyer INS Eilat.
- 1959
Sailed in reserve duty on INS Mivtach to Djibouti.
- 1960
Sailed on INS Maznek to Trincomalee, where it was handed to the Sri Lankan navy.
- 1961
Completed the naval officers course.
- 2020
Died.
Moshe Oron served in Naval Officers Course
He served in the Israeli Navy on frigates, destroyers, torpedo boats and missile boats, commanded the naval control unit, and retired as a colonel after commanding the Red Sea arena.
These 6 people share a field, a unit or a party with Moshe Oron
Moshe Tsabariborn 1954Senior Shin Bet postsMilitary
Alex Talborn 1946Commanding the Israeli NavyMilitary
Gideon Raz1939 to 2015Commanding the submarine flotillaMilitary
Hanoch Ben Eliyahuborn 1937Head of navy equipment divisionMilitary
Roni Ikarborn 1947Commanding the missile boat flotillaMilitary
Uri Paz1934 to 2016Commanding Haifa naval baseMilitary
Based on Hebrew Wikipedia, משה אורון, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
Photograph: ניר מאור, CC BY-SA 3.0