Mordish, Avinoam

Avinoam, son of Hannah and Abraham, was born on August 6, 1952 in Kibbutz Yad Mordechai. Avinoam was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early February 1972 and volunteered for the Armored Corps reconnaissance unit. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, his unit was sent to Sinai and participated in the battles against the Egyptians. Avinoam fought as an armored personnel carrier commander in the northern sector of the Suez Canal. On 22 Tishrei, 18 October 1973, Avinoam was killed by an anti-tank missile.