daniel wolfe:
CLASS OF 1948
Monroe High SchoolClass of 1948
Bronx, NY
daniel's Story
After graduation with an academic diploma I went to the armpit of NYC, the Garment District. From there, I became a switch tender and brakeman for the NY Central RR. I saw my expiration date approaching as a brakeman, but I received a notice for my physical. The Korean War was on. I was 1A. After basic training, a troop train took us to Seattle. From there, we went to Yokohama, Japan and from there to Inchon Korea. I was assigned to the 15th Regt. Company L, 3rd Infantry Division.
On a raid on Hill 117 we were ambushed before we arrived at Hill 121. For my action, my company commander cited me f...Expand for more
or the Si;ver Star. No matter how I fought it, the medal was downgraded to the Bronze Star with a "V" for valor.
After 52 years, I am still happily married and in spite of a quadruple bypass, I am in excellent shape.
Murray Lichtman who was in my senior class and also in Company L was killed by an incoming mortar round.
I have written three books that can be ordered on mason. They are
Seabury Place: A Bronx Memoir
Cold Ground's Been My Bed: A Korean War Memoir
Coming Home: A Soldier Returns From Korea.
After I returned home, I graduated CCNY and was a teacher of high school biology for 35 years.
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