▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁stated , ▁" I ▁could ▁not ▁know , ▁of ▁course , ▁that ▁the ▁clim ax ▁of ▁my ▁career ▁was ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁request ▁from ▁the ▁War ▁Department ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁on ▁General ▁Eisen h ower ' s ▁staff ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Theatre ▁of ▁Oper ations ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Dr . ▁David ▁Gold stein ▁modified ▁this ▁notion ▁by ▁writing , ▁" He ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁then , ▁of ▁course , ▁that ▁perhaps ▁his ▁greatest ▁contribution ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Executive ▁Medical ▁Officer , ▁W elf are ▁and ▁Ret irement ▁Fund , ▁United ▁Mine ▁Work ers ▁of ▁America ..." ▁▁ ▁Dr . ▁Dra per ▁continued ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁medical ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁U MW ' s ▁W elf are ▁and ▁Ret irement ▁Fund ▁until ▁ret iring ▁from ▁that ▁role ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 8 6 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁affili ation ▁with ▁the ▁union , ▁however , ▁as ▁the ▁special ▁assistant ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Department ▁of ▁Occ up ational ▁Health ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁next ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁near ▁his ▁son ▁at ▁Columbia ▁Gard ens ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Ar