Yosef Alon
Yosef Alon | |
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| Native name | יוסף אלון |
| Born | July 25, 1929 Ein Harod, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | July 1, 1973 (aged 43) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S. |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Branch | Israeli Air Force |
| Years of service | 1949–1973 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 101 Squadron Hatzerim Airbase |
| Other work | Assistant Air and Naval Attaché to U.S |
Yosef (Joe) Alon (Hebrew: יוסף (ג'ו) אלון), born Josef Plaček (July 25, 1929 – July 1, 1973), was an Israeli Air Force officer and military attache to the U.S. who was shot and killed in the driveway of his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The killer was never identified and Alon's murder remains unsolved.