Robert F. Maguire Jr., 'Irish Moses' to Israelis ; Pilot Helped 40,000 Refugees Flee Yemen in 1949
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › June 20, 2005
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LOS ANGELES - Robert F. Maguire Jr., the commercial pilot from Oregon who was dubbed the "Irish Moses" for helping fly tens of thousands of Jewish refugees through hostile territory from Yemen to Israel in 1949, has died. He was 94.
Mr. Maguire died of natural causes June 10 at his home in the Northridge section of Los Angeles, his family said.See the full content of this document
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Robert F. Maguire Jr., 'Irish Moses' to Israelis ; Pilot Helped 40,000 Refugees Flee Yemen in 1949
The World War II veteran was working for Alaska Airlines in late 1948 when the company was contracted by the American Joint Distribution Committee to fly Je...
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