▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁the ater ▁and ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁after ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁Japan . ▁Sh ul man ▁was ▁very ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁Hol oca ust , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁help ▁sm ug gle ▁Jews ▁from ▁post - Hol oca ust ▁Europe ▁into ▁Mand ate ▁Palest ine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Sh ul man ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Israel . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Ben - G ur ion ▁to ▁help ▁establish ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁Navy . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁War , ▁he ▁commanded ▁a ▁block ade ▁of ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ▁and ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Ein ▁G edi ▁on ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Navy , ▁after ▁G ers hon ▁Zak ▁decided ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁education . ▁However , ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁becoming ▁an ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Ben - G ur ion ▁on ▁naval ▁issues . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Ha ifa ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁death