Michael Barkai

Michael (Yomi) Barkai
Born	(1935-01-26)January 26, 1935 Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died	May 28, 1999(1999-05-28) (aged 64) Israel
Allegiance	Israel
Service/branch	Israeli Navy
Years of service	1953–1979
Rank	Aluf
Commands held	Israeli Navy missile boats flotilla, Israeli Navy
Battles/wars	Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War
Awards	Medal of Distinguished Service

Michael (Yomi) Barkai (Hebrew: מיכאל ברקאי; January 26, 1935 – May 28, 1999) was the Commander of the Israeli Navy, a recipient of the Medal of Distinguished Service for his command of the missile ships during the Yom Kippur War.^[1]