This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative. Stories are listed from newest to oldest. Older stories are saved in separate posts (2020-2021 here, 2022 here, 2023 here).
Local sailor killed in WWII sinking of USS Maddox
The Sentinel, Chris Moyer, Lewiston, PA, July 11, 2024
Monessen fighter pilot lost over Japan
Mon Valley Independent, John Turanin, McKeesport, PA, July 5, 2024
Monessen artillery man lost his life in the air
Mon Valley Independent, John Turanin, McKeesport, PA, June 28, 2024
Kent County has two fallen heroes from D-Day
WZZM Channel 13 ABC News, Emily Scarlett, Grand Rapids, MI, June 6, 2024
NASA engineer leads effort to tell stories of Alabama’s World War II fallen
Huntsville Times, Scott Turner, Huntsville, AL, June 6, 2024
In a rehearsal for D-Day, 7 from Allegheny County were killed
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Ciara McEneaney, Pittsburgh, PA, June 6, 2024
Remembering a St. Clair County hero on 80th anniversary of D-Day
St. Clair News Aegis, Pell City, AL, June 6, 2024
Remembering a Limestone hero on the 80th anniversary of D-Day
The News Courier, Bob Fuerst, Athens, AL, June 6, 2024
Remembering Cullman County heroes on 80th anniversary of D-Day
The Cullman Times, Cullman, AL, June 6, 2024
Franklin County paratrooper lost on D-Day remembered on 80th anniversary
Echo Pilot, Shawn Hardy, Greencastle, PA, June 6, 2024
Oklahoma Ranger made ultimate sacrifice in helping secure D-Day success
Tulsa World, Time Stanley, Tulsa, OK, June 6, 2024
Local paratroopers among D-Day losses
Free Press-Courier, Luzerne County, PA, June 5, 2024
D-Day soldier from Cleburne County memorialized on website
Anniston Star, Sherry Kughn, Anniston, AL, June 3, 2024
Retired Piscataway Librarian Presents World War II Project for Memorial Day
Tap Into Piscataway, Kenneth Simmon, New Providence, NJ, May 29, 2024
The Story Behind Each Star: Honoring WWII’s Fallen
Fold3 HQ Blog, Jenny Ashcraft, Lehi, UT, May 28, 2024
Stories Behind the Stars for Fallen WWII Soldiers comes to Jervis Public Library
Rome Sentinel, Rome, NY, May 28, 2024
Story memorializes UF grad, namesake of Fort White park
Main Street Daily News, Gretchen Dhalen,Gainesville, FL, May 27, 2024
Wisconsin’s WWII Lost Sons and Daughters Will Not Be Forgotten
The Monroe Times, Monroe, WI, May 26, 2024
Remembering a Jackson County hero
Jackson Couty Sentinel, Bob Fuerst, Scottsboro, AL, May 25, 2024
Remembering a Fallen Hero on Memorial Day
Council on Foreign Relations, James Lindsay, May 24, 2024
Volunteers needed to write stories of fallen WWII service members
Republican Eagle, Cannon Falls, MN, May 24, 2024
Jervis to host volunteer, share stories of area veterans
Daily Sentinel, Rome, NY, May 23, 2024
World War II sacrifice of local women honored
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA, May 22, 2024
Stories Behind the Stars highlights local veteran on anniversary of Women’s Army Corps
The Express, Lock Haven, PA, May 15, 2024
Elmore Autauga News, Millbrook, AL, May 14, 2024
WWII sacrifice of women from Schuylkill County honored on anniversary of Women's Army Corps
Republican Herald, Pottsville, PA, May 12, 2024
WWII Sacrifice of Local Woman Honored on Anniversary of Women’s Army Corps
Explore Jefferson, Jacob Deemer, Punxsutawney, PA, May 10, 2024
Wisconsin’s lost sons and daughters of World War II
Star-Observer, Hudson, WI, May 9, 2024
PFC Dale G. Haffele
The Monroe Times, Krista Finstad Hanson, Monroe, WI, May 8, 2024
Elmore Autauga News, Bob Fuerst, May 4, 2024
Stories Behind the Stars: World War II ended career of local songwriter
The Mon Valley Independent, McKeesport, PA, May 4, 2024
Lives of 2 from Lycoming County lost in D-Day preparations
Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, PA, April 29, 2024
9 area men were killed in rarely discussed Exercise Tiger drill for D-Day invasion
Murrysville Star, Patrick Varne, Tarentum, PA, April 28. 2024
Exercise Tiger tragedy claims two from Luzerne County in D-Day rehearsal
The Citizen's Voice, Chris Moyer, Wilkes-Barre, PA, April 28, 2024
Exercise Tiger tragedy claims two from Fayette in D-Day rehearsal
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA, April 25, 2024
PFC Maurice J. Conway
The Monroe Times, by Krista Hanson, Monroe, WI, April 10, 2024
Stories Behind the Stars: Monessen bombardier loses life on his first World War II mission
Mon Valley Independent, by John Turnanin, McKeesport, PA, April 6, 2024
Machias Valley News Observer, by Jayna Smith, Machias, ME, April 5, 2024
Group that chronicles WWII heroes need volunteers
TN Online, by Jill Whalen, Lehighton, PA, April 2, 2024
Documenting lost WWII stories
The Beacon, by Glenda Booth, Silver Springs, MD, April 1, 2024
World War II Christmas Eve tragedy of SS Leopoldville claimed two from Mifflin County
The Sentinel, Lewiston, PA, March 24, 2024
Stories Behind The Stars: Merchant Marine faced deadliest odds in WWII
Mon Valley Independent, by John Turanin, McKeesport, PA, March 9, 2024
Local Marines among 3rd Division fallen heroes
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA, March 6, 2024
Local Marine among fallen heroes at Iwo Jima in March 1945
The Sentinel, Lewistown PA, March 1, 2024
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The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA, March 3, 2024
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Republican Herald, Pottsville, PA, March 8, 2024
Stories Behind the Stars: 3 POW camps, 3 hell ships & no ticket home
Mon Valley Independent, by John Turanin, McKeesport, PA, February 17, 2024
WWII’s fallen Black soldiers of 366th Infantry Regiment include one from Bryn Mawr
Mainline Times & Suburban, Exton, PA, February 5, 2024
Yellowhammer News, by Austin Shipley, January 30, 2024
Mystery surrounds the worst Coast Guard disaster that claimed Hazleton native
Standard-Speaker, by Chris Moyer, Hazaelton, PA, January 27, 2024
The Mon Valley Independent, by John Turanin, Monessen, PA, January 26, 2024
Stories Behind the Stars: A decades-long secret
MonValley Independent, McKeesport, PA, by John J. Turanin, January 6, 2024