Marom (Manning), Max M.

Max, son of Gertrude William, was born on December 1, 1942, in Indonesia. During World War II, his parents were in POW camps in the Far East, each in another camp, and Max was at that time in an orphanage sponsored by the Red Cross. When the war ended, he was to be sent to an orphanage in Australia, and one of the Red Cross workers discovered him at the last minute and returned him to his parents. His parents brought him to the United States where he completed elementary and high school in Chicago. After graduation, he entered the American Air Force Academy. After completing his studies there, he underwent training and was certified as a helicopter pilot. He was later appointed pilot and flight instructor and in 1965 spent a year as a pilot in Vietnam, where he embarked on many operational missions. He was a captain in the US Air Force when he decided to immigrate to Israel. In the summer of 1969 he immigrated to Israel with his wife. Max enlisted in the IDF in October 1969 and was assigned to the Israel Air Force, where he was awarded the rank of Major and served as an instructor in a squadron in the south of the country, and he was known for his excellent abilities and exemplary air. He was considered one of the best pilots in his unit, and everyone knew him as an excellent warrior, energetic and imaginative, who always aspires to improve his achievements and accomplishments, but is very modest and saves himself from his accomplishments. He was a husband and a model son, dedicated and caring for his family A few days before his death, his eldest daughter was born and there was no limit to his joy, but he only saw her once, because he was confined to his role in the squadron, and when the Yom Kippur War broke out Max was sent to work on the front Sinai, and took part in aerial operational activity over the battlefields On October 17, 1973, his helicopter was hit by an operational operation in the skies of Sinai and he was killed and brought to rest in the cemetery in Be’er Sheva. . His commanders and friends eulogized him and said that they had lost a friend and a friend, a talented pilot, an excellent officer, an excellent fighter and a dear man.