Elroy, Amos

Son of Shmuel and Genet. He was born on the 26th of Adar 5713 (February 26, 1953) in Kibbutz Zikim. Amos began to study in this kibbutz, and when the family moved to Ashkelon he was accepted to the Beit Yehezkel school and studied there for five years. During his studies he joined the Hashomer Hatzair movement and was active in the life of the movement. His friend at school, Oded, relates: “At elementary school, Amos had a very mature approach to life, and Amos understood what it meant to be a friend, and I knew that you could always count on him. Indeed, he was fond of his friends, and they chose him as a member of the student committee. When his parents left for Venezuela, Amos joined them. He spent one year studying at the Jewish-Spanish School in Caracas, DC, and completed his studies at the La Castellana Academy in the city. Where he was one of the outstanding students, especially in English (he won a prize for excellence in this field) and mathematics, and was even elected vice president of the student council of the school. From his childhood, Amos found a tendency toward airplanes; This was discovered during a visit to David who lives in the Carmel castle. David was a subscriber to the Air Force magazine, and Amos, along with his brother Yoram, would sit for hours and assemble the aircraft models. Even when the family moved to Venezuela, Amos was not separated from this hobby. He was a subscriber to the Israel Air Force magazine and continued to model airplane models. Amos, who was very attached to the country, pressed his parents not to extend the mission and return to Israel before he was drafted. When the family returned, Amos began preparing for his acceptance to the Technion for the study of electronics / aeronautics, as part of the academic reserve, but when he was informed that he was fit for a course he did not hesitate at all. Amos was drafted into the IDF in early February 1971 and volunteered for the Israel Air Force, and was accepted for a pilot course and completed all of his studies with great success, completing the basic course as a first trainee, He was a paratrooper and his classmates remembered him as quiet and modest, quiet, serious and thorough, and his friends knew that everything Amos was saying was correct and true. “Amos knew all the people on their behalf, including the mechanics and the service men. He developed many connections with the technical staff. He always asked, inquired, knew and knew. Was very open to other people. “In the Yom Kippur War, Amos took part in an effort by the Air Force to stop the Egyptians and the attacking Syrians and to provide assistance to the IDF soldiers who had been attacked, against. His commanders appreciated his actions in these words: “He did his job in an efficient and useful manner.” At the end of the war, Amos was awarded the “Yom Kippur War Medal”. On April 1, 1975, Amos fell to the military section of the Civil Cemetery in Ashkelon, where he was raised to the rank of captain, and his family published a booklet about his life story.