Yosef Alon

Yosef Alon
Born(1929-07-25)July 25, 1929
Ein Harod, Mandatory Palestine
DiedJuly 1, 1973(1973-07-01) (aged 43)
Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
AllegianceIsrael
Service / branch Israeli Air Force
Years of service1949–1973
RankColonel
Commands101 Squadron
Hatzerim Airbase
Other workAssistant Air and Naval Attaché to U.S

Yosef (Joe) Alon (Hebrew: יוסף (ג'ו) אלון), born Josef Plaček (July 25, 1929 – July 1, 1973), was an Israeli Air Force officer and military attache to the U.S. who was shot and killed in the driveway of his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland.[1]

  1. ^ "Assassins Unknown: CIA, FBI documents provide clues to 1973 killing of Israeli diplomat". Associated Press. June 27, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2009.