▁On ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur , ▁a ▁Jewish ▁pilot ▁had ▁gone ▁to ▁Services ▁in ▁the ▁magnific ent ▁Grande ▁Syn agog ue ▁in ▁Tun is ▁and ▁spent ▁almost ▁the ▁entire ▁day ▁in ▁prayer , ▁ple ading ▁for ▁life ▁and ▁safety ▁and ▁happiness . ▁The ▁very ▁next ▁day ▁the ▁pilot ▁fle w ▁away ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁-- ▁and ▁never ▁returned ." ▁Wer fel ' s ▁last ▁request ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Jewish ▁W elf are ▁Board ▁was ▁for ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁prayer ▁books ▁in ▁French ▁translation ▁for ▁Jewish ▁men ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁Free ▁Forces , ▁whose ▁own ▁chap la ins ▁could ▁not ▁ar range ▁for ▁the ▁printing ▁of ▁s idd ur im . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁sent ▁a ▁tele gram ▁inform ing ▁Ad ina ▁Wer fel ▁that , ▁while ▁returning ▁from ▁conduct ing ▁a ▁Han uk ah ▁service ▁for ▁American ▁soldiers ▁in ▁Cas ab lan ca , ▁the ▁small ▁plane ▁carrying ▁her ▁husband ▁had ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁mountains ▁due ▁to ▁limited ▁visibility ▁caused ▁by ▁bad ▁weather . ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁soldier ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁army ▁in ▁O ran , ▁Al ger ia , ▁Donald ▁B . ▁Butler ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁soldiers ▁who ▁buried ▁Chap lain ▁Louis ▁Wer fel ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁with ▁a ▁proper ▁Jewish ▁bur ial . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁as ▁per ▁Army ▁reg ulations , ▁Chap lain ▁Wer fel ' s ▁body ▁was ▁sent