10 November 1944, two kilometers west of the village of Hurtgen, Germany. As the vanguard of the 4th Infantry Division, the 12th ...

In one of its most ambitious and arguably the highest profile project to date, Stories Behind the Stars researchers have recently...

Below is a recap of current projects being worked on, those projects that have been completed and a couple of ideas for future projects....

Giving Tuesday is coming up the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Here at Stories Behind the Stars, we very much appreciate all past and future...

March, 26, 1974 - September 22, 2024 Our beautiful, beloved daughter, sister and aunt, Coby Maria Crump, 50, left us on September 22....

After a great transition period over the past months, it is time to officially pass on the directorship of Stories Behind the Stars to...

Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 52,000+ US World War II fallen...

Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 50,000+ US World War II fallen...

Every WWII fallen buried in Section 12 has a story - all 2,900.

Volunteers with Stories Behind the Stars are making it possible to find the stories of ALL the 2,241 World War II fallen buried in...

Volunteers with Stories Behind the Stars are making it possible to find the stories of ALL the 294 World War II fallen buried in Section...

Stories Behind the Stars volunteers has written tens of thousands of stories of the World War II fallen. We have enough content to share...

Fighter Pilots, Paratroopers and Bomber Crews, Oh My! Joanne King is one of the most prolific writers for the STBS project, having just...

How many World War II fallen are buried at Arlington National Cemetery? For more than seventy five years nobody knew the answer. Now...

I Wanted To Honor His Service When he began volunteering for SBTS, Richard Rife turned what could have been one of the worst years of his...

This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative. Stories are...

This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative. Stories are...

Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 48,000+ US World War II fallen...

by Tom Bowers SBTS Writer/Researcher All of us who write stories for SBTS finish each story with a question in our mind: Will anyone read...

A brochure has been created that visitors can use at Arlington National Cemetery by SBTS Illinois State Coordinator Pam Broviak. Here is...