Upon Reflection

by Joseph G. Feinberg

Overview

Joe Feinberg grew up in Chicago. After attending college for two years, he entered officer candidate school and served overseas in combat in the Korean war, just barely missing being another casualty of the Chosin reservoir battle. Upon leaving active service he continued in the reserves. He became a city planner, married his wife Dorothy, and had four children. As recounted in this book, Joe's life has been filled with adventure and sometimes peril.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781953765062
Publisher:	S2 Services
Publication date:	02/25/2022
Pages:	796
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.58(d)

About the Author

Growing up in a Jewish family during the depression, Joe experienced first wealth and then poverty. Looking for a way out for his factory working single mother, he joined the military and served in Korean War, barely missing becoming a casualty of the Chosin Reservoir tragedy. After the war he went back to school on the GI Bill and became an urban planner serving in many city and state government positions. Joe had a hand in planning the new Department of Community Affairs which was established in the state government of New Jersey in 1967 and which Joe counts among his proudest achievements. After retiring, Joe continued to work in public service, volunteering for many missions with FEMA over a 20 year period and also working with NGO's to spread American practices of good governance and democratic principles, to countries emerging from communism. With his wife Dorothy of now almost 64 years, he started a family, had four children and now has 7 grandchildren and feels blessed that he was ever able to start one after escaping only by a quirk of fate the sad destiny of many soldiers during wartime.