Thy beauty, O Israel, upon thy high places is slain! How are the mighty fallen

Samuel 2, 1:19

The 45 fallen soldiers of the 87th.

May God bless their memory  

Spare a minute to think of the young who didn't grow up,
and how young they looked when they died,
and how no one will ever remember them looking tired and middle-aged
or even be bored by tiresome recitals of the time of their youth      

(Russell Baker NY Times, Dec. 1965)

Staff Sgt. George Avraham

Born 1951 in Romania. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Cpl. Amram Elkayam

Born 1946 in Morocco. Killed in Action October 14th. 1973 at the "Akavish-Caspi" junction.

Staff Sgt. Zvi Elroy

Born 1950 in Jerusalem. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Cpl. Menahem David Imanuel Engel

Born 1947 in Czekoslovakia. Killed in Action October 18th. at the "Chinese Farm".

Cpl. Kalman Ya'akov Ashbal

Born 1949 in Tel-Aviv. Killed in Action October 18th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Sgt. 1st Cl. Aharon (Arik) Ben-Eliyahu

Born 1948 in Jerusalem. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Sgt. Moshe Ben-Ga'ash (Feuerberger)

Born 1942 in Romania. Severely wounded in Action on October 14th. 1973 at the "Akavish-Caspi" junction. Deceased 10 days later in Hospital.

Staff Sgt. Moshe Ben-Yishai (Beniso)

Born 1951 in Morocco. Killed in Action October 14th at the "Television" stronghold.

Cpl. Asher Bin-Nun

Born 1949 in Haifa. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Staff Sgt. Zion Ben-Chelouche

Born 1950 in Morocco. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Sgt. Ya'akov (Kobi) Berg

Born 1951 in Kibbutz Dovrat. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Lt-Col. Yoav Brom

Born 1941 in Kibbutz Shefayim. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm" while commanding the 87th.

Maj. Rafael (Rafi) Bar-Lev

Born 1947 in Kibbutz Amir. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm" while commanding "B" Company of the 87th.

Sgt. Shmuel Gross

Born 1948 in Romania. Killed in Action October 18th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Capt. Israel Dagan

Born 1949 in Kibbutz Na'an. Killed in Action October 22nd 1973 in the southern outskirts of Ismailia.

Staff Sgt. Shmuel Doner

Born 1950 in Hadera. Killed in Action October 22nd 1973 in the southern outskirts of Ismailia.

Cpl. Amitai Halpern

Born 1952 in Haifa. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Staff Sgt. Rami Ziv

Born 1951 in Poland. Killed in Action October 22nd 1973 in the southern outskirts of Ismailia.

Sgt. 1st. Cl. Moshe Hagama

Born 1949 in Ashkelon. Killed in Action October 15th. 1973 at the Eastern brink of the Suez Canal.

Sgt. 1st. Cl. Naftali Hezkiya

Born 1950 in Afghanistan. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Cpl. Yosef Amram Tamsut

Born in Morocco 1952. Mortally wounded in Action October 16th 1973 at the "Chinese Farm" and died same day in Hospital.

Sgt. 1st. Cl. Yosef Eliyahu

Born 1951 in Nahariya. Killed in Action October 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Staff Sgt. Yosef Yihie

Born 1951 in Moshav Kessalon. Killed in Action October 15th. 1973 on the Eastern brink of the Suez Canal.

Sgt. Morris Cohen

Born 1950 in Iraq. Killed in Action on Oct. 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Lt-Col Ben-Zion (Bentzi) Carmeli

Born 1937 in Bnei Berak. Killed in Action Oct. 8th. on "Hamadia".

Cpl. Doron Levi

Born 1952 in Rehovot. Killed in Action on Oct. 18th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Sgt. Shlomo Levi

Born 1949 in Yemen. Killed in Action on Oct. 16th. at the "Chinese Farm".

Staff Sgt. Haim Langsam

Born 1948 in Tel-Aviv. Killed in Action on Oct. 14th. at the "Akavish-Caspi" junction.

Staff Sgt. Yosef Lakua

Born 1948 in Tel-Aviv. Killed in Action on Oct. 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Sgt 1st. Class Gad Mozes

Born 1952 in Jerusalem. Killed in Action on Oct. 14th. at "Television" strongpoint.

Sgt 1st. Class Daniel Mizrahi

Born 1950 in Jerusalem. Killed in Action on Oct. 16th. at the "Chinese Farm".

Maj. Rafael (Rafi) Mitzafon

Born 1946 in Avihail. Killed in Action on Oct. 21st. 1973 at the "Missouri" Sector.

Sgt. Armon Smadga

Born 1950 in Tunisia. Killed in Action Oct. 14th. at the "Akavish-Caspi" junction.

Cpl. Zion Petel

Born 1951 in Rehovot. Killed in Action Dec. 12th south of Ismailia.

Sgt. 1st. Class Yehiel Peltzer

Born 1951 in Yafo. Killed in Action Oct. 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Staff Sgt. Oded Farber

Born 1950 in Moshav Bitzaron. Killed in Action Oct. 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Sgt. Yaakov Fruchtenbaum

Born 1949 in Tel-Aviv. Killed in Action Oct. 14th. 1973 at the "Akavish-Caspi" junction.

Capt. Amiram Friedman

Born 1947 in Kibbutz Shefayim. Killed in Action Oct. 16th. 1973 at the Chinese Farm".

Sgt. David Kitai

Born 1950 in Kibbutz Givat Brenner. Killed in Action Oct. 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Sgt. Asher Aharon Kala

Born 1948 in Argentina. Killed in Action Oct. 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Staff Sgt. Yaakov Kalish

Born 1951 in Ramla. Killed in Action October 22nd 1973 in the southern outskirts of Ismailia.

Sgt. Marcel Kalkoda

Born 1947 in Romania. Killed in Action Oct. 18th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Sgt Yigal Rosenblum

Born 1951 in Haifa. Killed in Action Oct. 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Sgt. Robert Reich

Born 1950 in Hungary. Killed in Action Oct. 18th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".

Sgt. Michael Sharvit

Born 1950 in Morocco. Killed in Action Oct. 16th. 1973 at the "Chinese Farm".