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Yehuda Aharon

Yehuda Aharon was an IDF lieutenant who was killed in the Yom Kippur War and received the Medal of Courage for his fighting at the Battle of the Chinese Farm.

1948 to 1973Medal of Courage recipientBattle of the Chinese Farm

Born: 29 January 1948, Kfar Szold
Died: 16 October 1973, Sinai Peninsula
Occupation: military officer
Rank: lieutenant

Yehuda Aharon was born in 1948 in Kfar Szold

Yehuda Aharon, known as Dudu, was born in 1948 in Kfar Szold to Avraham and Lotte. He went to school in Givat Haim Ihud.

He was drafted in November 1966 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade. There he completed courses for squad commanders, parachuting, air controllers and officers. During this period he fought in the Six-Day War.

In the Yom Kippur War he fought in the Sinai sector. He was killed in the Battle of the Chinese Farm, about 3 hours after his brother Hanoch was killed in the same battle. He received the Medal of Courage for that battle and was buried beside his brother in Givat Haim Ihud.

Yehuda Aharon's life in 3 milestones

1948
Born in Kfar Szold.
1966
Drafted into the IDF and volunteered for the paratroopers.
1973
Killed in the Battle of the Chinese Farm in the Yom Kippur War.

Yehuda Aharon served in Paratroopers Brigade

He served in the Paratroopers Brigade from 1966, became an officer with the rank of lieutenant, and fought in the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War. He was killed at the Battle of the Chinese Farm in 1973.

Paratroopers Brigade