Ben-Zion Leitner

Ben-Zion Leitner (Hebrew: בן-ציון לייטנר; c. 1927 – March 25, 2012) was an Israeli soldier, who received the nation's highest military decoration, the Hero of Israel citation (now the Medal of Valor), for heroism during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Ben-Zion Leitner
Leitner circa 1949
Native name	בן-ציון לייטנר
Born	c. 1927
Died	March 25, 2012 (aged 85)
Allegiance	Israel
Branch	Israel Defense Forces
Rank	Private First Class
Battles / wars	War of Independence
Awards	Medal of Valor Hero of Israel

Career

He led an assault that blew up of a bunker at a police position in Iraq Suwaydan, in which half of his face became paralysed.^[1] He was a native of Odessa^[2][3]