Savan, David

David, son of Rachel and Rachamim z”l, was born on the 22nd of Tishrei 5714 (May 1, 1953) in Megadim, and his family immigrated to Israel in the late 1940s. David, who was born on the moshav, used to help his father with his work since he was a child, and when he was a student at the school, he helped adults in his spare time. a year before he enlisted to the IDF he helped out his family, every day he would go out into the field at dawn and return at the end of the day. He was kind and temperamental and thanks to his kindness, his love for others and his willingness to help, he always was loved and accepted by his friends. David was drafted into the IDF in early February 1972 and assigned to the Armored Corps, and was sent to a course for tank drivers, after which he took a reconnaissance course and was sent to a commanders’ reconnaissance course. (6.10.1973) During the Yom Kippur War, David was stationed in the Mitla area on the Sabbath day, 10 Tishrei 5734 (6 October 1973) in the afternoon, Enemy planes attacked the area and David was hit in the attack and was killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the military section of the Haifa cemetery. He was survived by a mother, five brothers and four sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “David served in a reconnaissance company, and during his service in the company he became fond of all his comrades and company commanders … On the day of his death, David was part of the force that protected the Suez Canal. Of the enemy planes, among those who did not lose their wits in the first moments of the war, and when he saw the first wave of planes he quickly jumped into the machine-gun position and fired long bursts at the planes, finishing only one crate before he fell. With his courage and resourcefulness during the first moments of the war, he saved many of his friends lives and he fought back against the enemy planes … ” And David was immortalized in a memory booklet published by his school, Kfar Galim.