Air Commodore R.L.G. Marix has been appointed an Air Vice Marshal of the Royal Air Force, the first Jew to ever hold that post, it was announced here today. Vice Marshal Marix, who is 54, is a holder of the Distinguished Service Order. He is a veteran of the last war, during which he was decorated by the British and Belgian governments.
Another Jewish officer, Col. Edmund Myers, was also promoted today. Col. Myers was raised to the rank of Brigadier at the same time that he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for gallant service in the Middle East. Captain Arthur Mackler, 27, a Jewish physician attached to Gen. Alexander’s forces in Tunisia, is cited in the London press today for continuing to direct treatment of wounded men after having been mortally wounded during the assault on the Mareth Line. He died in a military hospital.
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