Navigating the Course: A Man's Place in His Time - Softcover

David Fanshel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0972326960 ISBN 13: 9780972326964

Publisher: Valley Meadow Press/Wordsworth, 2010

Synopsis

David Fanshel's memoir of his childhood in the Bronx during the Great Depression, and his years training and serving as a navigator in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II is an illuminating narrative of major events in the first half of the 20th Century. At the same time, the dynamics inherent in growing up in a large immigrant family is a story of ongoing relevance for individuals of all backgrounds even to the present day. David Fanshel was born in New York City in 1923, the third child of Russian Jewish parents. As a teenager in the midst of the Depression, David watched his father struggle to support the family. When tragedy struck in 1936, the network of extended relatives saved the family from disaster, but could not spare them from the stresses of their circumstances, which had significant ramifications for the younger generation. When war was declared in December 1941, David, a freshman at the City College of New York, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and served three years active duty from 1943 until 1945. He was commissioned as a navigator and flew 39 missions with the 15th Air Force 450th Bomb Group, 722nd Squadron, in Manduria, Italy, a tour of duty with a very low survival rate. The only Jewish member in an air crew of ten men, the shared experiences in meeting the demands of combat had a transforming influence upon him to expand my view of the world and my place within the human stream.

About this title

About the Author

After the war, David Fanshel received his Masters Degree from the New York School of Social Work and a Doctorate at the Columbia University School of Social Work. His research career began as an associate in 1952 at Cornell University Medical College. In 1961 he joined the faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and was a professor there until his retirement in 1993. In 1987, he was awarded a Secretary s Commemorative Award from the Department of Health and Human Services in the administration of President Ronald Reagan for his many research studies of vulnerable children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Valley Meadow Press/Wordsworth
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0972326960
• ISBN 13: 9780972326964
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256