David (Mickey) Marcus
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| Birth name | David Daniel Marcus |
| Nickname(s) | "Mickey" |
| Born |
February 22, 1901 Manhattan, New York |
| Died | June 10, 1948 (aged 47) Abu Ghosh, Israel |
| Buried | West Point Cemetery West Point, New York |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Israel
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| Service/ |
 United States ArmyHagana  Israel Defense Forces
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| Years of service | 1924–1948 |
| Rank |
Colonel (USA) Aluf (IDF) |
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David Daniel "Mickey" Marcus (22 February 1901 – 10 June 1948) was a United States Army colonel who assisted Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and who became Israel's first modern general (Hebrew: Aluf). He was killed by friendly fire, when he was mistaken for an enemy infiltrator while returning to Israeli positions at night.
Marcus is one of the well known Israeli Machal soldiers. He was portrayed by Kirk Douglas in the 1966 Hollywood movie Cast a Giant Shadow.
Marcus's parents, Mordechai Marcus and Leah (née Goldstein), came from Iași, Romania. Born on Hester Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Marcus was bright and athletic. He attended Boys' High School, in Brooklyn, and was then accepted at West Point in 1920 and graduated with the class of 1924. After completing his active duty requirement, he attended Brooklyn Law School. He spent most of the 1930s as an Assistant United States Attorney in New York, prosecuting gangsters such as Lucky Luciano. In 1940, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia named Marcus Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction for the City of New York.
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