David Daniel "Mickey" Marcus was a United States Army colonel who later became Israel's first General. Prior to helping Israel, Marcus was a principal architect of the U.S. military's World War II civil affairs policies, including the organization of the war crimes trials in Germany and in Japan. He assisted Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, becoming Israel's first modern general. He was killed by friendly fire in 1948 and is buried in the military cemetery in West Point, NY.