Stories of World War Two Fallen Heroes and the Researchers Who Find Their Stories.

The Veteran who missed getting the autograph from world famous author

This is part two with our interview with researcher Steve Booth. Great amount of information to share and wonderful storys. 

 

Read Booths entire story here

https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxPersonPhoto&type=PersonExt&filter=All&order=Sequence_desc&maxphoto=4&show_grid_View=0&ID=305786&selectedPhotoID=2607294

Stories from the 743 Tank Battalion

Steve Booth has a wealth of knowledge and has some amazing stories to share with us. 

Read Lunds entire Story here.

https://www.fold3.com/page/653615786/alvin-winton-lund/stories

Read Jacks entire story here. 

https://www.fold3.com/page/653610171/sgt-jasper-jack-leonard

The Jersey Boys of Pearl Harbor.

We are nearing the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Honor some of the Pearl Harbor fallen by listening to their stories. You won't believe what these men went through in their lives. 

Here are the Together We Serve profiles for the men in the episode:

-Walter Holzworth

-Joseph Guttman

-Francis Daniel Day

 

Thank you to Kerilyn Stockdale who researched and wrote these stories. 

Thank you all of our amazing volunteers.

 

WWII Flight Nurses saved hundreds of thousand lives. Listen to the story of one

Another great episode about woman's role in WWII learn what it took to be a flight nurse. 

Read Thelma LaFave's story here 

https://www.fold3.com/page/638720476/thelma-m-la-fave/stories

 

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www.storiesbehindthestars.org

 

Thank you too Lea Schneider for all her work.  

One of the first women in the United States Marines to die while in the service of her country.

Researcher Lea Schneider gives a wonderful explanation of the history of women in the United States Marine Corps and tells the story of Helen Fluckey and how she lived her short life.

Read entire story here 

https://www.fold3.com/page/653613685/helen-fluckey/photos

 

Nurse whose famous letter was published before the nation knew of her death

Listen to the story of Frances Y Slanger Army Nurse who wrote a famous letter that was published all across the country.

read entire story here

https://www.fold3.com/page/657099586/frances-y-slanger

Huge thanks to Lea Schneider for researching and telling this story.

If you are interested in becoming a researcher please visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org 

The story of one of the last WWII fallen as remembered by his sister 60 years later

Read Myron's whole story here https://www.fold3.com/page/653611393/lewis-doyle-myron-1925/stories

Was Band of Brothers Accurate? Listen to stories of 3 band of brothers members.

Three stories of Fallen Band of Brother members told by researcher Bryan Fusfield. 

See full stories here:

https://www.fold3.com/page/529879500/william-h-dukeman-jr

https://www.fold3.com/page/529911289/john-d-halls

https://www.fold3.com/page/529908809/theodore-t-jones-jr

 

Find out more about our mission at www.storiesbehindthestars.org

How Twitter found the wounded D-Day paratrooper who disappeared

Part 2 with our interview with Researcher Bryan Fusfield. See the story here https://www.fold3.com/page/529907114/robert-e-jesper

The Rookie Writer Who Uncovered the Story of a Bronze Star Gliderman, with a Surprising Twist

Researcher Bryan Fusfield tells us his reasons for joining the project as young Millennial and share the amazing story of Robert Hilton

https://www.fold3.com/page/653600996/robert-g-hilton/stories