A 22-year-old Jewish GI from Brooklyn today was awarded an Army Silver Star for heroism in the Korean War. Pfc. Robert A. Lerner was presented with the medal in ceremonies at Walter Reed Hospital here where he is being fitted for an artificial leg.
Pfc. Lerner, who lost his leg in combat, told reporters that he was glad he had lost a leg in action rather than an arm. “I’ll need my arms because I want to be a surgeon,” he said.
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