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

"He got married 5 days before dying on D-Day"

Susan Singleton of Illinois has contributed to more than 180 Fold3 profiles of the World War II fallen.

 

Here are two of her favorite stories.

 

Marvin Tannehill: https://www.fold3.com/page/638678317/marvin-a-tannehill/stories

 

Edmund Duckworth: https://www.fold3.com/page/529921547/edmund-w-duckworth/stories

 

"The Common Soldier Does Not Get A Memorial"

Army veteran Dennis Dupras has written more than 100 stories of the WWII fallen, focusing on those who served in the often overlooked Alaskan theater of operations.

 

Among the stories he has written are those of Alonzo Atkinson and Joseph Cunha who both earned the Distinguished Service Cross, the highest award for valor next to the Medal of Honor.

 

https://www.fold3.com/page/639652986/alonzo-f-atkinson/stories

https://www.fold3.com/page/639664564/joseph-j-cunha/stories

 

"This has changed me: All of them are my favorites" Interview with researcher Julie Sohlberg

Julie shares with us some great insight to researching and what she has learned along the way. 

Here is a link to her fold3 account where you can read the stories she has written

https://www.fold3.com/profile/jsohlberg769

One story became 500. Researcher Mary Peterson shares her stories

After over 500 stories written, Mary shares with us the stories she has found and what she has learned along the way. 

Here is a link to Mary's first and favorite story:

My uncle: https://www.fold3.com/page/529855123/kermit-i-olstad/stories

Most memorable: Twin Vevle Brothers from Iowa, my first brother story: https://www.fold3.com/page/529855373/lloyd-o-vevle/stories,

If interested in sharing stories of fallen WW2 visit us at www.storiesbehindthestars.org

 

"It is about how they lived" researcher Brianne Ellison shares with us the story of Sgt. Cole

Brianne Ellison has done over 150 stories and beautifully tells us what she has learned, how it has impacted her and how you too can preserve the memories of the lives that were lost. 

Read the full story of Sgt. Cole at:

https://www.fold3.com/page/653606243/sergeant-darrell-samuel-cole-the-fighting-field-musician

“She has waited a lifetime to be reunited with him" interview with researcher John Schlatter

John has done over 100 stories and has found some amazing stories he shares with use.

More information on the Stories he has shared

PFC Edward Maynard, 22, was from the coal fields of Kentucky. He and his twin brother,Edgar, and their younger brother, Fred, all served in the same unit. Edgar was killed in action on Luzon of April 22, 1945. His brothers were with him. Edgar and Fred pulled the mortally wounded Edward into the shade of a big rock. The talked about home and family until Edward died in the arms of his twin brother.

https://www.fold3.com/page/88717860/edward-maynard/stories

 

Lieutenant Edgar Wade, 22,  of Salt Lake City was killed in Belgium January 14, 1945 during the Battle of the Bulge. He was married. His widow moved to New York City and remarried in 1953. She had two children. Her son, who is a BYU grad, saw an interview with Don Milne in BYU Magazine and went to Fold 3 to look for Lt. Wade’s memorial page. He sent me an email through Fold 3. We’ve developed a friendship and plan to meet sometime. He has visited Lt. Wade’s grave in Belgium.

https://www.fold3.com/page/529866086/edgar-a-wade/stories

 

Seaman William Thiessen, 22, of Salt Lake City was killed May 17, 1945 when a Japanese kamikaze plane struck the USS Douglas H Fox near Okinawa. He was married to his high school sweetheart.  She was active in Gold Star Wives organization and did not remarry. Her obituary in 2001, 56 years later, said, “She has waited a lifetime to be reunited with him and we know the reunion will be joyous.”

https://www.fold3.com/page/636361950/william-a-thiessen/stories

 

Captain Mervyn Sharp Bennion was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at Pearl Harbor as commander of the USS West Virginia. I wrote his story in conjunction with a relative, Dr. John Bennion, who is a professor of English at BYU.

https://www.fold3.com/page/83001927-mervyn-sharp-bennion/stories

 

Famous relatives

Richard Jarvis, brother of Howard Jarvis, anti-tax crusader in California

https://www.fold3.com/page/85046487/richard-h-jarvis/stories

 

Johns Hopkins Janney, distant relative of the philanthropist Johns Hopkins and the actress Allison Janney

https://www.fold3.com/page/529959267/johns-h-janney/stories

 

Chauncey Preece, widow remarried Barney Clark, world’s first recipient of artificial heart

https://www.fold3.com/page/84967961/chauncey-l-preece/stories

 

My books:

Postcard Memories from World War II

https://www.amazon.com/Postcard-Memories-World-War-Keepsakes/dp/1479385980

 

Died on the Fourth of July

https://www.amazon.com/Died-Fourth-July-Remembering-Americas/dp/1495418588

 

The Journey to Write 139 Stories of the Fallen interview with Pamela Baker

Pamala Baker has written over 100 stories and has so much to share with us. Read this story at https://www.fold3.com/page/653611245/private-teruo-tabata-39919479

 

What is Stories Behind the Stars

Interview with founder and director Don Milne. We will find out how this project started, its massive goal of writing 400,000 stories and how this project is growing. 

Find out more visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org

"You will be okay mom"

Researcher LuAnn Greenwell shares with us the stories she has found working with local historians. https://www.fold3.com/page/653608009/ralph-paul-nielson