כהן Cohen, Menachem 'Churchill'

Birth Name כהן Cohen, Menachem 'Churchill'
Birth Name כהן , מנחם
Birth Name 'Churchill'
Call Name 'Churchill'
Call Name מנחם
Call Name 'Churchill'
Gender male

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth      

 
Boat   מדינת היהודים INS Eilat (A-16 Aleph 16) INS Matzpen Zefonit USCGC Northland (WPG-49) Jewish State Medinat haYehudim Menachem Cohen served as Commander

 
Military Action 1944 קיסריה Caesarea Maritima Caesarea قيسارية‎, חוף הכרמל‎, חיפה, ישראל Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 3 Small Boat Commanders' course קורס שלישי למפקדי סירות

Event Note

The Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 3 Small Boat Commanders' course:
The course prepared seamen, who would serve in bringing Maapilim to Palestine.
Platoon leader:
* Gad Lasker
Instructors:
* Menachem 'Churchill' Cohen
* Zalman Perah
* Avraham Zakai
Attendees:
* Levi Aniv
* Yochai Bin-Nun
* Shaul 'Shuli' Oren
* Yosef Schwartzman Shachar
* Shmuel Yanai
* Hanan Yones
Levi Aniv cites: "The aim of the course was to prepare seamen who would be useful in the bringing in of future immigrants of the Aliyah Bet. We had a great deal of practice in rowing, sailing, and navigation."
The three boats on the Yarkon River that were used were Dov דב‎, Rivka רבקה and Tirza תרצה, one of which is now in the Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum מוזיאון ההעפלה וחיל הים ע"ש דוד הכהן in Haifa חיפה.

 
Military Service   חיל הים הישראלי Israeli Navy, צה"ל  

 
Boat May 31, 1967 דולפין Hamno Dolphin Menachem Cohen, colonel in the reserves, took command

 

Pedigree

    1. כהן Cohen, Menachem 'Churchill'