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

This episode is part II of interview with researcher and author Mark Hutson. Listen to the radio recording of the Borgstrom family. Hear the rest of the story of the boys.  You can find Mark's book by visiting. https://serviceflagtradition.com/shop/ols/products You can also see his amazing project there. Check out www.storiesbehindthestars.org to volunteer.     

Author Mark Hutson shares with us the story of the Borgstrom Brother in his new Book "So Costly A Sacrifice" My beloved boys were gone and I would never hold their innocent children in my arms. -Gunda Borgstrom Get the book here and supper this effort to preserve American Service flags. https://serviceflagtradition.com/shop/ols/products/so-costly-a-sacrifice Learn More about our project visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org

Coby Crump was one of our database managers for our Pearl Harbor Project. She shares with us her journey to doing this work.  If you want to volunteer and start writing please visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org

Part 2 on interview with Jackie Menasco. Thank you to all of our volunteers.  To start volunteering visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org  

Interview with database manager for the Pearl Harbor fallen Jackie Menasco. Such an honor to her hear experience visiting the USS Arizona Memorial    Read more of David Lowrey story here: https://www.fold3.com/memorial/529963184/david-c-lowrey-jr/stories

This is part two of my interview with researcher John Mier.  Read more here https://www.fold3.com/memorial/639638146/george-d-gingras/stories   To volunteer visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org Learn more about the 325 here http://www.checkertails.org  

In this episode we hear some amazing stories from the 325th Fighter Group from Veteran John Mier. This is part one of the interview subscribe to hear part two.  Read the stories of these fallen here.  George D Gingras: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com Roman Mierzejewski: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com   Bart J Judge: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com Daniel J McCabe: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com   To learn more and volunteer visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org

In this episode we hear from Founder and Director Don Milne on how the Arlington project is running. Thank you so much for all of our volunteers and supporters.  to volunteer visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org  

Thank you to Lea Schneider for her help with this project and to see Harriet Gowen's profile check out: https://www.fold3.com/memorial/657791696/harriet-elizabeth-gowen-the-american-red-cross/stories   For more information about Stories Behind the Stars and to Volunteer visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org 

The USS Comfort Nurses on Fold 3.   Florence T. Grewer  Florence T Grewer: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com Frances O. Chesley Frances O Chesley: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com Margaret M. Billings Margaret M Billings: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com Evelyn C. Eckert  Evelyn C Eckert: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com Ida M. Greenwood Ida M Greenwood: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com Dorothy M. Stanke Dorothy M Stanke: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com Check out Jon's book "King of the Oilers The Story of the USS Chiwawa AO-68"   The USS Chiwawa also has a Facebook page. King of the Oilers – The Story of the U.S.S. Chiwawa AO-68: Strupp, Jon: 9781592981915: Amazon.com: Books   Volunteer by visiting www.storiesbehindthestars.org   support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/storiesbehindthestars?fan_landing=true

Listen to the concluding episode with Ronna Simmons  If you are interested in Volunteering check out  www.storiesbehindthestars.org Find Rona Simmons books at https://ronasimmons.com Check out our patroon to support this podcast visit https://www.patreon.com/storiesbehindthestars?fan_landing=true

Author and researcher Rona Simmons shares with us her journey to write a story for a fallen hero from every state. She also shares some insight into her new book. Check out her book newest book "A Gathering of Men" at https://ronasimmons.com  If you interested in finding fallen heroes from WWII please visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org    

Researcher Kirstin Howard shares what it is like to research fallen sailors and then visit their memorials in Hawaii. Links for full stories of those fallen profiled in the podcast. USS Arizona Fallen: James Joseph Murphy https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=441799 Charles William White https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=383806 Raymond Edward Livers https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=421388 Wayne Nicholas Livers https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=421391 Other WWII Fallen: Reuel E. Catterton https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=322440   If interested in volunteering please visit at www.storeisbehindthestars.org   Thanks to all of our volunteers.  

Researcher and writer Lea Schneider shares stories with us of two WWII woman who gave their lives in the service both died on the home front from accident both had different outcomes.  Read Naomi Bennetts Story here: https://www.fold3.com/memorial/657099571/naomi-ann-bennett/stories   Read Marjorie Laverne Davis story here: https://www.fold3.com/memorial/653610319/marjorie-laverne-davis/stories   Volunteer at www.storiesbehindthestars.org

Certified Genealogist Betty Patterson gives some great advice on how to do research on WWII fallen and shares some of the stories of the men she is finding. 

This part two of our interview with Navy Veteran and researcher Kevin McIntire. See the fully stories of fallen: Paxton Turner Carter's story https://www.fold3.com/memorial/636574228/carter-paxton-pc/stories Roger L. Alaux's story  https://www.fold3.com/memorial/657097039/lcdr-roger-l-alaux/stories  Volunteer by visiting www.storiesbehindthestars.org

Researcher Jodi Block shares with us the story of  Ruth Gardiner https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ROHSBV&type=Person&ID=316411&fbclid=IwAR3ABF8akCQPF-vBOa7QLRTO0MEJoMzmZDRjnR6MuPBBLaMNEbrldvwIKjE Gerald George Lehman https://www.fold3.com/memorial/529999159/gerald-george-lehman/stories If you like these stories please subscribe and please consider volunteering  www.storiesbehindthestars.org

Researcher and veteran Bob Joyce recounts his time in the service and the stories of the fallen he is finding in his volunteer time.  Read the full story of ENS Manuel Gonzalez here: https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ROHSBV&type=Person&ID=242978 Read the full story of Pvt Joseph Bush here: https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ROHSBV&type=Person&ID=207714   Learn more about this project visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org

Researcher Dennis Dupras Tells us about his service and the amazing research he is doing  read William E Adair profile here https://www.fold3.com/memorial/90038513/william-e-adair/gallery  

Volunteer Veteran researcher Kevin McIntire tells us stories from D-Day. Thank you so much for all of our volunteers. If you are interested in helping with this project visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org

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

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

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.  

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   Volunteer at www.storiesbehindthestars.org   Thank you too Lea Schneider for all her work.  

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  

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 

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

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

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

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

Find out how you can become a volunteer here www.storiesbehindthestars.org Read the full story here: https://www.fold3.com/page/638678329/fred-m-yamamoto/stories

  Tyndale Lloyd - https://www.fold3.com/page/653611412/pfc-tyndale-llewellyn-lloyd-us-marine-corps/stories

See Full storie here  https://ww2fallen100.blogspot.com/2018/01/ww2-iwo-jima-fallen-silver-star-hero.html    

Listen to the story of William Gardner White and find out who was the man he was flying with.  http://ww2fallen100.blogspot.com/2019/02/ww2-fallen-william-white-uss-jacinto.html

Stories Behind the Stars Founder Don Milne share the story of Clarence Aaberg  http://ww2fallen100.blogspot.com/2018/04/ww2-fallen-distinguished-flying-cross.html If you are interested in Volunteering visit www.storiesbehindthestars.org

Interview with Don Milne founder of Stories Behind the Stars.

This short podcast tell the story of Harold O Allensworth  https://www.fold3.com/page/529909203/harold-o-allensworth/stories Thank you James Hooper for writing the story 

Read Wallace Zosel's story here: https://www.fold3.com/page/529915622/wallace-e-zosel/stories The letter was first published in:  World War II Letters: A Glimpse Into the Heart of the Second World War Through the Eyes of Those Who Were Fighting It, edited by Bill Adler, Jr. and Tracy Quinn McLennan

Interview With Emily Ritter D-day Database manager and story researcher. Emily knows first hand what it is like to loose a loved one in war as a member of a Gold Star Family she has a deep empathy for those left behind. Listen to her tell her story and her insights into telling the stories of the home front.   

Interview with Jenna Rabtzow D-Day database manager.  Franklin Maynard Elliot, by Gary Smith: https://www.fold3.com/page/529909512/frank-m-elliott/stories The story contains letters that he and his wife exchanged during the war.   Philip Germer, by Bryan Fusfield: https://www.fold3.com/page/653608583/pvt-philip-germer He was from Colorado, where my family and I live. We visited the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Memorial Day and were able to place a rose by his name on the memorial wall.    William McGowan, by Susan Singleton: https://www.fold3.com/page/529915953/william-j-mcgowan/stories More information about him here that is interesting: https://www.startribune.com/mia-minnesota-war-hero-accounted-for-75-years-after-d-day/570667112/?refresh=true   Roland Ehlers, by Luann Greenwell: https://www.fold3.com/page/638709418/roland-a-ehlers/stories My family and I visited the World War II museum in May and saw his service cap in the D-Day exhibit.

Researcher Jay Jones tells us stories from Iron County Utah Fallen. Read Dewey Topham story here: https://www.fold3.com/page/91164519/dewey-a-topham/stories   Read Milo Mortensen story here: https://www.fold3.com/page/638677840/milo-c-mortensen   Read Frank Hunter story here: https://www.fold3.com/page/638677727/frank-h-hunter   Read Austin Halterman story here: https://www.fold3.com/page/529958538/austin-l-halterman   Read Elmo Platt story here: https://www.fold3.com/page/653611105/elmo-w-platt

Part three interview with researcher Jonathon Floyd Story of Alfred Andersen Leader of Company A of the 116th Infantry Regiment on D-Day https://www.fold3.com/page/653614893/alfred-s-andersen Story of Howard J Thayne lost when plane went down in Italy https://www.fold3.com/page/91307410/howard-j-thayne

Part two with researcher Jonathon Floyd Story of Mont Fermore Stephensen https://www.fold3.com/page/653606178-mont-fermore-stephensen Story of Joseph J Beeson https://www.fold3.com/page/638677552/joseph-j-beeson

Brigham Young University senior Jonathon Floyd has contributed 30 stories of the the World War II fallen, including C-46 pilot and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient 2nd Lt. Ray C. Taylor, still missing in the Himalayas, and Seaman 2/c Abe Griffin killed when the USS Savannah was hit by an early version of a cruise missile.

Interview with author and researcher Rona Simmons. She has written a book about WWII veterans who do not always get the attention they deserve and now she is writing the stories of the fallen. Get Rona's Book here https://ronasimmons.com See Rona's Fold3 profiles here https://www.fold3.com/profile/rona_simmons093

Jon Strupp, the author of King of the Oilers: The Story of the U.S.S. Chiwawa A0-68, shares his experience of writing this book and more than 20 stories of the WWII fallen, including Franics Clouse who served on Chiwawa before transferring to the destroyer USS Hugh W. Hadley (see https://www.fold3.com/page/529992519/francis-c-clouse/stories).   His book can be found at: https://www.amazon.com/King-Oilers-Story-U-S-S-Chiwawa/dp/1592981917 The accompanying Facebook page is at: https://www.facebook.com/USS-Chiwawa-AO-68-253970604735926/ 

Retired nurse Susan Gould from Tennessee has contributed nearly 400 stories of the WWII fallen, including more than 100 who died on D-Day.   These are some of the stories she has written   Thomas Moundres, the only child of immigrants and a college chemistry professor, was a D-Day casualty. https://www.fold3.com/page/529916445/thomas-p-moundres/stories   William Moreland died on D-Day along with his brother and two other men from his small town of 81 people. https://www.fold3.com/page/529914590/william-w-moreland/stories   John Clifton was one of 19 men from the small town of Bedford, Virginia who were killed on D-Day. https://www.fold3.com/page/638659346/john-d-clifton/stories   Edmund Dabney survived the Bataan Death March and more than two years as a POW before being killed when the ship he was being transported on was sunk by an American submarine unaware that prisoners were on the ship. https://www.fold3.com/page/529947206/edmund-r-dabney-jr/stories

Molly Brown from Utah has written more than 75 stories of the US WWII fallen.   Some of those she mentioned in the interview are:   D-Day paratrooper John Houk - https://www.fold3.com/page/638748078/john-j-houk   Omaha Beach Lt Leroy Jacobson - https://www.fold3.com/page/84621483/leroy-e-jacobson/stories A more complete story of Lt Jacobson that was written for the National History Day Silent Heroes project can be found here: https://nhdsilentheroes.org/leroy-edgar-jacobson   Himalaya's MIA Boyd Riding - https://www.fold3.com/page/529972304/boyd-e-riding

Read the Dale Ross story: https://www.fold3.com/page/90924612/dale-w-ross/stories    

Read the story of the wounded soldier in the photo, Roy Humphries: https://www.fold3.com/page/84192918/roy-w-humphrey/stories

She has traveled the world find WWII stories and has written a novel about WWII. Lean about the amazing things Donna has done and is doing to honor and tell the stories of the WWII Fallen.   Check out Donna Esposito book  https://www.donnaesposito.com