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Stories of Sacrifice - American POW/MIAs Podcast
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LT Leonard W. Button was a short but sturdy Baptist from Arkansas and raised in Iowa. The night of May 13, 1953, no doubt required all the strength his faith, Army training and WWII experiences could provide.What happened after that night may h
Word received the DPAA is being forced by the DoD to disinter the remains X-1130 from Manila American Cemetery after the Nininger family asks that his name be removed from all federal facilities. The DoD reversed course and instructed the DPAA
Thank you for joining us in season 3 of Stories of Sacrifice. We hope everyone had a great Christmas and very merry New Year. Hopefully 2021 will be a better year for all of us and most of all our POW/MIA families for a quick return and identif
LT Walter A. Kelso Jr. - 19th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps who fought valiantly in the defense of the Philippines during the outbreak of WW2. He was held in POW camps in the Philippine Islands from May 1942 until his transfer to POW Slave Labo
Public Service Broadcast - Promoting Homefront Support of the War Effort is sound recording originally recorded by the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) public service program during the early part of WW2 which featured Sergeant Alvin C. York,
Wrong remains buried by the wrong family.ANOTHER MISIDENTIFICATION – THE CASE OF PFC JUAN F. GUTIERREZ.Mistakes are a fact of life. What counts is the response to errors. Ever wonder why the U.S. Government does NOT want to identify the missing
Private Arthur H. “Bud” Kelder, First Unknown Returned to his Family Bud’s story is typical of those who died in the Cabanatuan POW camp after surviving the Bataan Death March. He was the first of more than 300 Unknowns to be returned to his
Nininger Part 5 – Hell Hath No Fury Like a Confused BureaucratTHE ARMY HAD A PROBLEM. THE PUBLIC WANTED TO KNOW WHERE THEIR HERO WAS AND A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON.http://bataanmissing.com/2020/06/
This is a series of articles written by our friends at BataanMissing.com about the 1st MoH recipient of WW2 who is still listed as MIA in the Philippines and his family's fight with our own Government to bring Sandy home for a proper, respectfu
Major Zachariah Fike - Zac is currently an Active Duty Army Infantry Major with over 22 years of service to his country, both as an enlisted man and officer. He has combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, participated in multi-national oper
1st LT Ira Cheaney’s remains were identified, then misplaced, then buried at West Point. Then the Army buried the report that showed they had buried the wrong remains. Part 2 in a series of stories researched and written by our friends at Bataa
Over the next few weeks and months we are bringing you a series of stories researched and written by our friends at BataanMissing.com. From casualties to cover ups at all levels of our government and newly declassified documents that just might
Last Letters Home - featuring letters that were written home by three POW/MIA's who died in the Philippines during WW2. Please visit our website for more information about our services to POW/MIA families - https://www.uspowmiafamilylocating.co
On today’s Stories of Sacrifice we will be discussing a very heroic POW/MIA who was awarded our Country's second highest combat valor award, the Distinguished Service Cross. Major James J. O’Donovan was the Executive Officer of the 3rd Battalio
1st Lt. Carol I. Cahoon grew up in a ranching family on the range land of Idaho. He was a member of the Idaho National Guard and later joined the US Army in California. 1st LT Cahoon was assigned to the 26th Cavalry Regiment, one of the Officer
PVT Israel Goldberg was born in Massachusetts, the son of Russian immigrants who served with the Hq Squadron, 24th Pursuit Gp, US Army Air Corps in the Philippines at the outbreak of WW2. When the Philippines was attacked by the Japanese, PVT
Seaman First Class Beauran Roy O'Kane was born 29 Dec 1925 to Clyde and Edith (Looney) O’Kane of Kern County California. S1c O’Kane joined the U.S. Navy and was one of 12 members of Patrol Bombing Squadron 106 assigned as the tail gunner aboard
Interview with Timothy L. Porter who helped support the family compile the history of Talmadge Smithey who was serving as a member of the US Navy on the USS Canopus in the Philippine Islands when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941. When
This Podcast came about after spending the last 4 years researching hundreds of POW/MIAs who died in the notorious prison camps in the Pacific. I have done this by helping MIA families find the other families to convince them to give their DNA
SGT Leonard James McNeill - was born 3 November 1917 in Fairview, Prince Edward Island, Canada to parents William and Margaret (Buchanan) McNeill. The family immigrated to Somerville, MA on 19 August 1923 and later SGT McNeill moved to Florida.
LT Thomas James Eugene Crotty - United States Coast GuardIn this two part episode I will talk about the US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard. In todays Part 1 EP - The single US Coast Guardsman who fought valiantly in defense of Bataan and Correg
Buried as an "Unknown" at the Manila American Cemetery - PVT Martin Kunik, served with Company H, 31st Infantry Regiment in the Philippines at the outbreak of WW2. Martin was captured by the Japanese when General King surrendered the Bataan for
Cabanatuan POW Camp CemeteryThousands of United States Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and civilians were taken prisoners of war (POW) by the Japanese in the Philippine Islands between 7 December 1941 and 8 May 1942. The saga of the battle for the
T5 Julius St John Knudsen - 194th Tank BatalionTechnician 5th Class Julius St. John Knudsen - Julius was born 3 January 1916, the eldest child of Lewis and Bessie (St. John) Knudsen of Brainerd, Minnesota. He entered the Service at Ft. MacArthu
SGT Durrell Tidwell - 200th CACSGT Durrell Tidwell - Was born in New Mexico and served with the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment in the Philippines at the outbreak of WW2. He died on 30 July 1942 at POW Camp Cabanatuan and after the war was rebur
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