Lupu, Jacob

Jacob, son of Hassia and Israel, was born on December 15, 1953, in Gedera, where he completed his elementary studies, was very devoted to his parents and understood the difficult economic situation, Where he worked in various garages in the industrial area of ​​Rehovot, and as an assistant printed in a printing press, he established friendships with his co-workers, and was fond of boys of his own age and He has a lot of friends. Before he was drafted, he worked at a gas station and gave most of his salary to his parents. Yaakov was drafted into the IDF at the end of May 1972 and volunteered to serve in the Armored Corps, and was sent to the training base of the Armored Corps, where he was trained as a combat soldier, a tank driver and an armored personnel carrier driver. His sense of order, and appointed him to serve as a quartermaster in the Command Company, but he believed that he could contribute more to his people and his country, and therefore applied for transfer to a combat paratroopers unit, all of his requests being rejected. “The letter of operational service.” On the day that the Yom Kippur War broke out, on October 6, 973), Yaakov was injured and was killed when the enemy planes bombed his camp in the Gidi region. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Gedera. Survived by his parents and brother. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander said that “Ya’akov’s comrades remember his courage and dedication. Until his last moments, he stuck to the mission and did not abandon it. “The defense minister noted in his letter to the family that” Yaakov was a dedicated soldier and an excellent friend, loved by his commanders and comrades. “