camp. Yossi Harel, commander of four expeditions between 1946 and 1948, including the boat, 'President Warfield', better known as 'Exodus 1947' Dov Magen Zalman Perach, Palyam commander. Zalman commanded the Haapala ship "Enzo Sereny" that sailed from north of Savona, Italy. On January 9, 1946, with 908 immigrants on board. British destroyers forced the ship to sail to Haifa port, where it arrived on January 17. The immigrants were unloaded and taken to detention at Atlit camp. Les Solomon, U.S. Army Ranger who landed in Normandy, sailed on Altalena, and served on a Palyam ship. Worked with Bill Gates before Microsoft was formed and was the technical editor of "Popular Electronics" magazine. Shmuel Tankus, became Head of the Navy Emmanuel Weinstein (later called Lukas Vongard), served in the Royal Canadian Navy, helped prepare the 'President Warfield' as the Haganah Ship Exodus 1947, joined the crew of the Tradewinds (Hatikvah), served in Haganah's maritime sabotage unit and then to the "HaPortzim" unit fighting for Jerusalem. In June 1948, he was transferred to the nascent Israeli navy. Shmuel Yanai, Palyam commander Yoska Yariv, Palyam commander Avraham Zakai, first commander of Palyam References External links Official Website of the Palyam Grapevine: Honoring the past by celebrating in the present Article written by Greer Fay Cashman, The Jerusalem Post, Military units and formations established in 1943 Military units and formations disestablished in 1948 Palmach Aliyah Bet Israeli Navy