Gon, Dr. Yair

The only son of Judah and Sarah. He was born on 27/11/1940 in Tel Aviv, studied at the Carmel Elementary School and completed his studies at the Ironi Aleph High School in Tel Aviv. He was a member of the Scouts movement and participated in the Gadna activities, including all the Gadna marches. He loved music and spent many years playing piano. He devoted part of his time to sports, especially to running and sailing, but spent most of his spare time reading. After completing his studies at the school, he successfully passed a Concourse exam at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Medical School, but due to lack of space he was not accepted. Yair was drafted into the IDF at the end of October 1958 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, and after completing basic training he served in the IDF for a year and when he vacated a medical school he was transferred to the Academic Reserve and began his studies. When the Six-Day War broke out, Yair was called to the Medical Corps and worked as a doctor at Shaare Zedek Hospital. After the war, he continued his studies and received a doctorate degree after completing his medical studies, where he served as a medical officer, was assigned to the Armored Corps as a doctor and underwent the War of Attrition. For example, he did (in the northern sector) the most difficult period of incessant bombardment and called the outposts, especially the soldiers, who held them there under the most difficult conditions. In the middle of April 1971, he joined the career army and his commanding officers as a dedicated officer who volunteered to serve as a paratrooper, On the 17th of Tevet 5772 (2.2.1972), Captain Yair was killed while carrying out his duties, riding a mine in Sinai, and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, Who served under his command: “During the year that Dr. Yair Gon served in the unit I saw a real doctor, a military doctor – – – never pursued Honor, was modest and simple in his manner – – – – I did not hear him angry or yell at anyone. There was always silence in his speech. “We used to call the doctor at the doctor’s clinic, but Yair did not want to be called that. “I have a name,” he said. “My name is Yair.” Yair would have dealt with all the medical problems, even with the utmost ease. He was not satisfied with the medic’s treatment. If soldiers approached him with a medical problem, anywhere in the base, outside the clinic, he would not reject them. “He was the only person at the base who could be approached and spilled with his Lev.”