View a eulogy for Charles Salvatore D'Orsa, USMA '32, who passed away on December 22, 1995.
Charles Salvatore D'Orsa
West Point, 1932
Be Thou At Peace
Posted by Arthur Greenspan on June 11, 2010:
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I served in Berlin, from 1957 to 1959. General D'Orsa was the CG. I was a private working in the HQ Company, running the Sports Programs for the command. The general got to know me, and we became handball competitors, playing at least twice a week. From the get go, he said "forget about my rank, lets just play to win". And play we did for abut 19 months. I don't think he ever beat me, but all I can say is, he left it all out on the court. This was a tough man! As it turned out, we discovered we attended the same high school in the Bronx (De Witt Clinton), which bonded us forever. Berlin was a four power city then (prior to the wall), and the General took nothing, not a thing, from the Russians. I admired him so. Short in height, long in guts! He was a stand up guy, never flinching , never backing away. You sir, will always be in my heart. Arthur Greenspan |
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