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Shmuel Bar

Shmuel Bar is an Israeli soldier who received the Medal of Distinguished Service for his actions in the Battle of Karameh.

born 1946Rescue in the Battle of KaramehMedal of Distinguished Service

Born
17 October 1946
Occupation
soldier

Shmuel Bar was born in 1946

Shmuel Bar was born in 1946. He did his compulsory service in Battalion 82 of the 7th Brigade, in the Armored Corps.

He fought on the southern front in the Six-Day War as a tank gunner. His company took part in the Battle of Karameh on March 21, 1968. During the battle he volunteered to join the brigade doctor, Asher Porat, and crawled under fire to a damaged Israeli tank to rescue a wounded crew member.

For this he received the Chief of Staff Citation, which was later converted to the Medal of Distinguished Service. As a reservist he fought on the northern front in the Yom Kippur War, where he was wounded and lost a leg.

Shmuel Bar's life in 2 milestones

  1. 1946

    Born.

  2. 1968

    Rescued a wounded tank crew member under fire in the Battle of Karameh.

Shmuel Bar served in Armored Corps

Bar served as a tank gunner in Battalion 82 of the 7th Brigade, fighting in the Six-Day War and the Battle of Karameh in 1968. As a reservist he fought in the Yom Kippur War on the northern front and was wounded.

Armored Corps

Shmuel Bar received one award

  • Medal of Distinguished Service

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Based on Hebrew Wikipedia, שמואל בר, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

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