Uri Rom

Uri Rom was born in 1926 in Israel

Uri Rom was born in 1926 in Kfar Giladi to Aharon and Malka Rosenblum. At age 4 he moved with his family to Be'er Tuvia. As a teenager he served as a messenger in the Haganah and completed its squad and platoon commander courses.

In the War of Independence he fought at Iraq Suwaydan police fort and in the battle for Negba, and served in the Givati Brigade. He left the army in 1950 but later returned and joined Battalion 9 of the Armored Corps. In 1954 he graduated from the first class of the command and staff college and then commanded Battalion 9.

In 1956 he commanded Battalion 52 in the Sinai campaign, which captured Bir Gafgafa and advanced toward the Suez Canal. In 1964 he became commander of the Armored Corps school. In the Six-Day War he led Brigade 37, which captured Nablus and fought on the Golan Heights.

He later headed the Israeli military mission to Singapore and assisted Israel Tal on the Merkava tank project. In 1972 he was promoted to brigadier general and headed the Civil Defense until 1974. After his release he ran a construction company, and he died in 2009.