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MITCHELL L. BACOW, 92, died
Dec. 14, 2007, in Boca Raton, Fla.
A longtime Pontiac attorney, he
was born in Pinsk, Russia, in 1915
and came to this country at the age
of 5. His family settled in Detroit.
He was the oldest of four children,
working two jobs, so that he could
attend Wayne State University at
night.
Following graduation from
Wayne's law school, he enrolled in
the Army. An accomplished ham
radio operator, he was sent by the
Army to Yale to be trained as a
radar officer. Mr. Bacow was sta-
tioned in the South Pacific during
World War II and participated in
the invasion of Tarawa.
He was honored for his contri-
butions to the war effort because
he discovered that the enemy was
being tipped off to the arrival of
U.S. bombers by a radio signal used
by U.S. forces to distinguish them
from enemy plans. At Mr. Bacow's
suggestion, U.S. planes began turn-
ing off their IFF (Identification
Friend or Foe) just prior to attack,
thus greatly reducing losses due
to enemy fire. He retired from the
Army Air Corps as a major. He was
active in the AMVETS.
Upon returning from the War,
Mr. Bacow met and married the
former Ruth Wertheim, a survi-
vor of Auschwitz. They settled in
Pontiac, where they had two chil-
dren. He became a very successful
trial attorney in Pontiac. He also
was an active businessman with
interests in restaurants and nursing
homes. In addition to ham radio, he
enjoyed skiing, sailing, and tennis.
Mr. Bacow is survived by his
children, Elaine Simonson and her
husband, Beryl, of Philadelphia;
son, Lawrence Bacow and his wife,
Adele, of Medford, Mass.; grand-
children, Julie Simonson; Andrea
Weingarten and her husband, Neil;
Jay Bacow and his wife, Terri; and
Kenneth Bacow; great-grandchild,
Sophie Weingarten; brother, Martin
Bacow and wife, Sarah; sister,
Evelyn Grant and husband, Lou,
both of Farmington Hills.
He was the husband for 46 years
of the late Ruth Bacow; brother of
the late Sarah Davis.

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