David Daniel Marcus (22 February 1901-10 June 1948), commonly known as Mickey Marcus, was an American United States Army colonel who assisted Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and who became Israel's first Major General. Marcus is the best known Israeli Machal (the Hebrew acronym for "Mitnadvei CHutz Laaretz"/"volunteers from outside Israel") soldier, … Wikipedia
On a corridor wall in the Jewish Chapel of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point is displayed the above photo layout depicting Col./Commissioner David 'Mickey' Marcus at different stages in his military career. www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/nycdoc/html/colmi...
It was conceived and engineered by the legendary American WWII vet, Mickey Marcus and constructed by gangs of young Jews brought in from Jerusalem who surreptitiously hacked and bulldozed the lifeline out of the steep terrain. www.jerusalemdiaries.com/article/13
David "Mickey" Marcus is a hero who fought for the two countries he loved, America and Israel, and was recognized for military exploits by both their armies. www.fau.edu/library/br102.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Mickey Marcus. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Marcus
