Selove, Louis 'Lou'

Birth Name Selove, Louis 'Lou'
Call Name 'Lou'
Gender male

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth   New York, New York, United States of America  

 
Military Service   מח"ל מתנדבי חוץ לארץ ‎Machal Volunteers from Abroad  

 
Boat 1947 יציאת אירופה Exodus 1947 אקסודוס תש"ז USS President Warfield Lou Selove served as Engine Room Crew

Event Note

Gordon Thomas cites: "Two of the deckhands, Lennie Sklar and Lou Selove, had helped the wounded Bill Millman, who had shared helmsman duties with Weinstein."

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Source References

  1. The Jews' Secret Fleet: The Untold Story of North American Volunteers Who Smashed the British Blockade
    1. Page: 178
  2. Operation Exodus: From the Nazi Death Camps to the Promised Land: A Perilous Journey That Shaped Israel’s Fate

Pedigree

    1. Selove, Louis 'Lou'