During the summer, Montie Montgomery, who has produced nearly all of my little recordings, asked if I’d do a few more. I’d been wanting to do one about the care taken by graves registration teams to identify lost remains from WWII, including Danny Wilson. Based with the 15th Air Force near Foggia, Italy, he was KIA February 19, 1945, at Schwanberg, Austria, where he was buried the first time.
The remains of Lt. Daniel S. Wilson were reburied two more times. It’s a poignant story, but a precious one for the family.
This was first aired September 10, six years after the first one was carried by WHO-Radio in 2018. You may listen to it here. It lasts about 10 minutes, after 3 minutes of ads.
Danny Wilson’s story is also told in Leora’s Letters and What Leora Never Knew, with his photo in the center of both book covers.
Here are others produced by Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb.
How nice that he believes in carrying on the history!!
Amen!
What a story! Being part of a grave registration team sounds like a critical job to help bring closure to families back home.
I remember you telling me about Our American Stories. My wife and I are in South Dakota, helping out with our first grandchild, but I plan to listen to more of these stories after I get back home.
I was amazed at the training the graves registration teams had before heading to England to follow the D-Day invasions. Very special folks. Enjoy your grandbaby!
Brava, Joy! You must never sleep!
It takes three naps a day, every single day. My heart goes out to you, Luanne, upon the loss of your dear furbaby.
A super story about Daniel well told. Thanks, Joy
Thank you, John. The men who were part of the graves registration teams did wonderful service for the rest of us!
It’s good that Daniel is remembered.
Thank you, Tim.
Your blog posts are always well written and informative, Joy.
Thank you for your kindness, Tim. Since I’m mostly homebound, I’m having fun!
Always a favorite photo for me. Uncle Danny died 79 years ago, both of our Mothers in the past decade, and Richard (Dick), just recently died earlier this month. Keep up the good work, dear cousin.
Thank you, Bob. I just need stamina, focus, and less pain and brain fog!
Your narration for the reasons for, and documentation about, Danny’s three burials made his story more impactful. This is such an eye-opening account of the procedures necessary to verify lost loved ones. Leora’s heart had to break each time Danny was reinterred.
Thank you, Nancy. She didn’t know any of the details, but I do think she would have been blessed by the care taken for just this one lost airman.
Lee Habeeb has done such a wonderful job in making sure that the Wilson brothers are not forgotten.
He is such a blessing!