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Forty Sixth Week, Saturday's "Medfield Historical Minute"
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis.
A Medfield Historical Minute...
This "Medfield Historical Minute" is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis. A different "Medfield Historical Minute" will appear each day during the Crisis.
"On October 8, 1952 during the Korean War, Lt. Phil Burr of Medfield was the platoon commander of Company C, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division. Phil and his men were hunkered down in trenches with enemy shell fire all around. Then while trying to organize the defense of the outpost from the attack, Burr was first wounded by enemy fire. Although painfully wounded, he refused to accept medical attention and continued to direct his men. Hurled to the ground, he was wounded a second time by the explosion of an enemy shell. He continued to supervise the supply of ammunition until he was seriously wounded yet a third time. Immobilized by his many wounds, he was evacuated to the medical aid bunker where he continues to control the defense while receiving treatment. Phil returned home to recover from his wounds. He received the Purple Heart and the Navy Cross for “Heroic Actions.”