Shelly, Jonathan (“Johnny”)

Son of Aryeh and Adela. He was born on December 8, 1944 in Trenton, New Jersey (USA). In 1947 he emigrated to Israel with his family. He studied elementary and high school in the Zevulun Bloc in Ramat Yochanan. Yonatan was a member of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed movement and of the youth group of the Ihud Ha-Shvut groups. For a while he worked as a youth counselor in the brigade. During his high school years, he was active in the Gadna-Air Corps and became a professional hobbyist when he enlisted in the Israel Air Force, where he was active in society, but not necessarily in specific positions. To serve in the air force. After completing compulsory service he joined the career army and filled various positions in the air force. His last positions were flight instructor and course commander. He had an excellent organizational capacity, a pleasant and comfortable personality, and a good friend and friend. On Sunday, 13.10.1969, Captain Yonatan was killed while serving in the Ramat Yohanan kibbutz cemetery, where he was a member of the unit, and his unit commander wrote in a letter of condolence to his bereaved family: “Jonathan was an excellent pilot. He was proud of Betis, fulfilling his duties not only as a duty but because of their importance and value and more so with great enthusiasm. – – – In his apprentices he beat knowledge and behaved with infinite tolerance, and they were able to appreciate it properly. “After his fall, a booklet was published in his memory, called Jonathan.