Giuseppe Ercoletti

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Giuseppe Ercoletti is the son of Cesare Ercoletti, who served with the Italian Red Cross during the Korean War. Cesare volunteered to go to Korea as a sense of adventure and to help people. While in Korea, he served as a driver for the director of the Italian Red Cross Field Hospital Number 68, located in Yeongdeungpo, South Korea. During operation, the hospital cared for people suffering from the effects of war by both the Northern and Southern belligerents. He stayed through the Field Hospital’s operation, which stopped serving people in December of 1954. Subsequently after the signing of the armistice, he remained in Korea for three more years to assist in the reconstruction of the country. He is proud of his father’s service and helping South Korea become a modern nation.

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Giuseppe Ercoletti

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A Generous Man

Letters to His Wife

My Father Carrying a Korean Baby

He Spoke About the Children