
Don Milne
Stories Behind the Stars in the News
Updated: Jan 2
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.

Kansas volunteers needed for WWII storytelling project
Wichita Eagle, Amy Renee Leiker, January 2, 2023
'Stories Behind the Stars' honor fallen Kansas soldiers
The Active Age (KS), Joe, Stumpe, January 2023
https://issuu.com/theactiveage/docs/january_2023/24?ff
Reeling in the year: A look back at some 2022 characters
The Washington Post, John Kelly, December 25, 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/25/column-updates/

All the Pearl Harbor fallen from Oklahoma now have a story
The Ardmoreite (OK), December 16, 2022
Online link not available

Stories behind the Soldiers Who Lost Their Lives at Pearl Harbor
Door County Pulse, (Baileys Harbor WI), December 7, 2022
https://doorcountypulse.com/stories-behind-the-soldiers-who-lost-their-lives-at-pearl-harbor/
Two local men, fallen at Pearl Harbor, remembered
The Bradford Era, Marcie Schellhammer (Bradford, PA), December 7, 2022
https://ww2fallen100.blogspot.com/2017/07/ww2-fallen-leroy-elliott-37th-infantry.html
'A story for each one': Database spotlights those who died at Pear Harbor
The Tribune-Democrat, Dave Sutor (Johnston, PA), December 7, 2022
also
The Times-Tribune, Dave Sutor (Scranton, PA), December 7, 2022
Volunteers honor memory of locals
Altoona Mirror (PA), December 7, 2022
https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2022/12/volunteers-honor-memory-of-locals/
Stories behind the stars: Volunteers tell the stories of WWII fallen
The Morning Star, Dustin R. Strong (Pittsburg, KS), December 3, 2022
https://www.morningsun.net/stories/stories-behind-the-stars,29820
Army veteran collects stories of New Mexicans who fought and died in World War II
Santa Fe New Mexican, Robert Nott, November 24, 2022
We pay tribute to Veterans and invite your stories and remembrances of Veterans in your life
Maine Public Radio, November 11, 2022
Searching for PFC Ira P. Lawless, Jr.
The Wellington Daily News (Kansas), November 8, 2022
https://www.wellingtondailynews.com/2022/11/08/ira-p-lawless-jr/
Voices of the Vanquished: Stories Behind the Stars aims to honor all World War II dead
USA TODAY, Krista Johnson, November 7, 2022
Stories Behind the Stars seeks volunteers to help identify every World War II fallen from Kansas
The McPherson Sentinel, November 6, 2022
Project Hopes to Identify Kansans Fallen in WWII
The Wellington Daily News, October 26, 2022
https://www.wellingtondailynews.com/2022/10/26/project-hopes-to-identify-kansans-fallen-in-wwii/
Historic project seeks to identify Kansas WWII fallen
The Emporia Gazette, Ryann Brooks, October 22, 2022
http://www.emporiagazette.com/free/article_9b352116-4f05-11ed-abf5-4f7cb63cf0fe.html
Amateur genealogists memorialize World War II soldier
The Times Record (Portland, Maine), John Terhune, October 20, 2022
https://www.pressherald.com/2022/10/20/amateur-genealogists-memorialize-world-war-ii-soldiers/
Stories Behind the Headstones
The Washingtonian, Damare Baker, August 1, 2022 https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/08/01/stories-of-people-buried-at-arlington-cemetery/
Bridgeport connection in graphic novel
The Times Leader (Ohio), July 9, 2022
https://www.timesleaderonline.com/life/2022/07/bridgeport-connection-in-graphic-novel/
History buffs needed to finish ambitious World War II biography project
KDVR Fox31 (Denver), Jeremy Hubbard, July 9, 2022

Stories Behind the Stars BBC Newshour Interview
BBC Radio International, James Menendez, July 4, 2022
Every military headstone has a story
American Legion Magazine, John Mier, July 2022

Five ways you can remember D-Day on its 78th anniversary: Read about Ohioans who gave their lives
Akron Beacon Journal (OH), June 5, 2022
Utah veteran works to bring home WWII soldier lost at sea after possible aircraft discovered
KSL TV (Salt Lake City), Mike Anderson, May 30, 2022

Movement made to document stories of all 421,000 soldiers who died during World War II
Fox 13 Tampa Bay, Kellie Cowan, May 30, 2022

For Memorial Day, telling the stories behind the gravestones
Washington Post, John Kelly, May 29, 2022
also published in
Guam Daily Post, John Kelly, May 31, 2022
Volunteers needed to tell the stories of every U.S. service member killed in World War II
WBAY-TV ABC2, Chris Roth, May 27, 2022

Organization creates 'Find a Grave' app for soldiers
DC Fox5 News, Stephanie Ramirez, May 27, 2022
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/organization-creates-find-a-grave-app-for-soldiers
Note - the smartphone app shown in the video is used by Stories Behind the Stars but created by our partner Ancestry and their divisions, Find A Grave and Fold3.
'These people gave everything.' Louisville man works to tell stories of nation's WWII dead
Louisville Courier-Journal, Krista Johnson, May 27, 2022
For the stories of those who gave their all in WWII, there's an app for that
Bradford Era (PA), Mandy Colosimo, May 27, 2022

The quest to document the lives of all 421,000 U.S. soldiers who died in WWII
Deseret News, Lee Benson, May 29, 2022

also at:
The audacious quest to document the lives of all 421,000 American soldiers who died in WWII
KSL.com, Lee Benson, May 30, 2022
Volunteers Write Stories of Wisconsin WWII Fallen
Dour County Pulse, May 25, 2022
https://doorcountypulse.com/volunteers-write-stories-of-wisconsin-wwii-fallen/
'Stories Behind the Stars' Wants to Tell the Story of Every American Killed in World War II
Military.com, Blake Stilwell, May 25, 2022
‘Shouldn’t Remembering Them Mean Knowing More About Them?’
The Zebra (Arlington, Virginia), Kevin Duaray, May 11, 2022
https://thezebra.org/2022/05/10/don-milne-interview/
Episode 419 - Photo Of Nebraskan WWII Soldier Completes Cemetery Collection / Volunteer Researcher On Tracking Photos & Stories Of WWII Heroes
Extreme Genes Podcast, April 25, 2022
Coming Up
The Southeastern Sun (Dale County, Alabama), January 7, 2022
https://www.southeastsun.com/daleville/news/article_758d4384-6fe1-11ec-ac3d-e3e383d24450.html
Information being sought on World War II soldiers
The Elba Clipper (Coffee County, Alabama), January 6, 2022
USU grad develops app for World War II fallen soldiers nonprofit
The Herald Journal (Logan, Utah), December 8, 2021
by Matt Crabtree
‘Beyond just the name’: Volunteers with Utah ties working to honor every single fallen Pearl Harbor serviceman
ABC 4 (Salt Lake City, Utah), December 7, 2021
by Austin Facer
Attack on Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941
Fold3 HQ blog, December 2, 2021
by Jenny Ashcraft
https://blog.fold3.com/attack-on-pearl-harbor-december-7-1941/
Telling stories of WWII fallen buried at Arlington National Cemetery
by Julia LeDoux, December 1, 2021
World War II Fallen Stories
Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems YouTube program, November 11, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBIz3_oEmHk&feature=emb_imp_woyt
There Should Only Be One Unknown Soldier
Fox 5 DC, November 11, 2021
by Stephanie Ramirez
Stories Behind the Stars: Volunteers in San Diego help with nationwide storytelling effort of World War II's fallen
CBS 8 San Diego, November 10, 2021
by Abbie Alford
also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVwn8R0ECo

Stories Behind the Stars: National Nonprofit Seeks Volunteers To Write About WWII Veterans Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
The Zebra, November 6, 2021
by Kevin Dauray
Women Who Lost Their Lives During World War II
Fold3 HQ, October 25, 2021
by Jenny Ashcroft
The Typeset: Who lives, who dies, who tells their stories
Nashville Tennessean, October 14, 2021
by Keith Sharon
Sarah Stewart: Local woman writes 68 stories of the WWII fallen
Laclede County Record (Lebanaon, MO)
by Steve Smith
(no online version available)

Octono Falls fallen hero misfiled in National Archives
New Media - WI, August 13, 2021
by Krista Hanson
(no online version available)

V-J Day possible only because of sacrifices like that of 'fearless' Tulsan
Tulsa World, August 13, 2021
by Tim Staley
Search underway for photo of fallen WWII serviceman from Elko
Elko Daily Free Press, August 4, 2021
Town of Fountain World War II veteran recalled
Juneau County Star-Times, July 30, 2021
by Krista Hansen
Louisville resident and many more nationwide working to memorialize America's D-Day fallen with biographies
Louisville Courier Journal, June 22, 2021
by Ken Gordon
https://louisvillecourierjournal-ky.newsmemory.com?selDate=20210622&goTo=A001&artid=3

News 8 interview with founder of Stories Behind the Stars Don Milne
CBS 8 News San Diego, June 6, 2021
by Abbie Alford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AtI9PhLGVc
and
Quest to compile stories of all Americans killed on D-Day includes Columbus volunteer
The Columbus Dispatch, June 6, 2021
by Ken Gordon
D-Day, 6th of June, 1944, is still remembered in honor of Greatest Generation: Viewpoint
Masslive.com, June 6, 2021
by Cynthia G. Simison
Online project preserves legacies of Akron area's D-day casualties
Akron Beacon Journal, June 6, 2021
Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart
WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH, June 6, 2021
also at:
WMAZ-TV Macon, GA, June 6, 2021
D-Day's 77th Anniversary
Hometown Heroes Radio, June 5, 2021
Interview starts at 42:00 mark
http://www.hometownheroesradio.com/d-days-77th-anniversary/
ABC7 Memorial Day Special - Stories Behind the Stars
WWSB ABC7, Sarasota, FL, May 31, 2021
interview starts at 41:05 mark
https://www.mysuncoast.com/video/2021/05/31/abc-news-pm-may-7/
One local woman is volunteering her time to tell the stories of fallen WWII veterans
WLFI News 18, Lafayette, Indiana, May 31, 2021
by Meredith Hackler
Stories Behind the Stars: Man on a mission to tell the stories of every fallen World War II soldiers
Fox43 TV, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, May 31, 2021
by Chelsea Koerbler
'Stories Behind the Stars' writing legacy of WW2 casualties, heroes
WAAF 48 NBC, Huntsville, May 31, 2021
by Elizabeth Gentle
https://www.waff.com/2021/05/31/stories-behind-stars-writing-legacy-ww-casualties-heroes/

Progress on WW2 Dead Bios
ExtremeGenes Radio Show, May 31, 2021
interview starts at 10:50 mark
Nonprofit working to preserve stories behind Gold Stars
KUSA 9 News NBC Denver, May 31, 2021
by Gary Shapiro

The sacrifices of the fallen can remind us we must work together to heal the divisions among us
The Hill, May 30, 2021
by Senator Mitt Romney
also at:

Venice resident honors World War II dead through 'Stories Behind the Stars'
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, May 30, 2021
by Earle Kimel

Help tell the stories of 7,000 Alabama WWII casualties
Alabama Huntsville Times, May 30, 2021
by Shelly Haskins
https://www.al.com/news/2021/05/help-tell-the-stories-of-7000-alabama-wwii-casualties.html
Project aims to records 'stories' of all America's World War II fallen, including some 6,500 Oklahomans.
Tulsa World, May 30, 2021
by Tim Stanley
Group works to immortalize stories of soldiers who died in WWII
WTRV CBS 6 Richmond, VA, May 29, 2021
by Greg McQuade
https://www.wtvr.com/i-have-a-story/group-works-to-immortalize-stories-of-soldiers-who-died-in-wwii

Lets remember the Stark brothers This Memorial Day
Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 29, 2021
by Curt Brown
Murrieta veteran profiles Americans killed on D-Day
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, May 27, 2021
by Beau Yarbrough
also in
Los Angeles Daily News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune (Covina), Torrance Daily Breeze, Orange County Register, Whittier Daily News, Redlands Daily Facts, Pasadena Star News, San Bernardino Sun, Riverside Press Enterprise, and Long Beach Press Telegram.

Stories Behind the Stars: An extraordinary commitment to our fallen World War II heroes
We Are The Mighty, May 27, 2021
by Jennifer Manfre
Over 400,000 Americans lost their lives in WW II, and today volunteers help find their stories
The Lisa Show, BYU Radio, May 18, 2021
https://www.byuradio.org/24093380-5e4e-43a3-9e41-5545dffe8a8d
Stories Behind the Stars is finding volunteers to write the stories of all 400,000+ US WWII fallen
Top of Mind with Julie Rose, BYU Radio and XM Radio, May 3, 2021
https://www.byuradio.org/7f1e3224-1dff-4062-901c-dfd6c6b08287
Telling the Stories of All 400,000+ US World War II Fallen
The Family History Guide, April 4, 2021
by Don Milne
https://www.thefhguide.com/blog/telling-the-stories-of-all-400000-us-world-war-ii-fallen/
Stories Behind the Stars
The Blue Bonnet: USS Houston, Vol 79, Issue 1 * April 2021, page 18
by John K Schwarz
(no online version)

Stories of the WWII Fallen
Family Tree Magazine, March/April 2021 issue, page 7
Owed to the Fallen
Y Magazine, Winter 2021 Issue
by Andrew T. Bay
https://magazine.byu.edu/article/owed-to-the-fallen/
The Stories Behind the Stars: Uncovering Personal Stories of the WWII Fallen
Fold3 HQ by Ancestry Blog, January 19, 2021
by Jenny Ashcroft
https://blog.fold3.com/the-stories-behind-the-stars-uncovering-personal-stories-of-the-wwii-fallen/
Stories Behind the Stars: Remembering U.S. WWII Fallen
MyHeritage Blog, January 19, 2021
by Esther Shuman
https://blog.myheritage.com/2021/01/stories-behind-the-stars-remembering-u-s-wwii-fallen/
Don Milne: "Stories Behind The Stars"
The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum
Fox News Martha MacCallum Podcast, December 17, 2020

Volunteers Trace Memories of the Fallen
World War II Magazine, December 2020
(no online versions available)

Volunteers needed for ambitious WWII memorial project
The Pueblo Chieftain, November 11, 2020
by Jon Pompia
Stories of World War II veterans compiled
www.theredstonerocket.com, November 10, 2020
by Katie Davis Skelley
https://www.theredstonerocket.com/news/article_d440811e-23db-11eb-87b0-63dccbfc980b.html
Help this history buff on a mission to tell the stories of thousands of WWII fallen troops
Radio.com Connecting Vets Program, November 9, 2020, KYW Newsradio 1060 (Philadelphia)
by Julia LeDoux
https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/stories-behind-the-stars-world-war-ii-fallen-stories
Milburn woman uses lockdown to write stories of veterans
Sanpete Messenger, November 5, 2020
by Robert Stevens
http://sanpetemessenger.com/archives/20227

The Stories Behind Rutherford's World War II Heroes
This is Rutherford, October 5, 2020
by Jennifer Ersalesi
Utah man stops at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in quest to tell story of those who died in WWII
North Platte Telegraph, September 29, 2020
by Tim Johnson
Join the effort to profile every Alabama World War II casualty
Huntsville AL newspaper, September 27, 2020
by Shelly Haskins
History buff needs your help telling stories of all 400,000 US military deaths in World War II
NDVR TV (Denver), September 16, 2020, Replayed on Fox5 (San Diego) on Sep 17, WGNTV (Chicago) on Sep 17, Fox40 (Sacramento, CA) on Sep 17, WTAJ (Altoona, PA) on Sep 20, WAVY (Portsmouth, VA) on Sep 28, KXAN (Austin, TX) on Oct 1, ABC27 (Harrisburg, PA) on Oct 1, KOIN (Portland, OR) on Oct 1, ABC4 (Salt Lake) on Oct 1, Fox4KC (Kansas City) on Oct 5, WETM (Elmira, NY) on Oct 18, CW33 (Dallas) on October 21, WLAX (La Crosse, WI) on Nov 3
by Jeremy Hubbard

LCN Archives Help Researcher Honor Local Airman Killed in WWII
The Lincoln County News, August 25, 2020
by Maia Zewert
https://lcnme.com/currentnews/lcn-archives-help-researcher-honor-local-airman-killed-in-wwii/
Remembering the four Manitowoc sailors lost in USS Indianapolis sinking 75 years ago
Herald Times Reporter, August 7, 2020
by Krista Finstad Hanson
Project aims to tell the stories of Newarkers who died in World War II
Newark Post, August 7, 2020
by Josh Shannon
Viewpoints, USS Indianapolis anniversary: Four Savannahians among ill-fated crew
Savannah Morning News, August 2, 2020
by Rona Simmons & Don Milne
'Heroic conduct': Marietta man survived sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945
Marietta Daily Journal, August 1, 2020
by Rona Simmons
(webpage not available)
'Stories Behind the Stars' to tell story of every soldier who died in WWII, including 9,300 from Tennessee
The Tennessean, July 29, 2020
by Carmel Kookogey
Episode 335 – One Man Seeks 400,000 WWII Obits
Extreme Genes Radio Show, July 19, 2020
Don Milne interviewed by Scott Fisher (begins at 10:40 mark)
Utah man needs your help sharing stories of over 400K fallen WWII soldiers
KSL, July 4, 2020
by Arianne Brown
Utah Historian Creates Project To Remember Local Soldiers Who Died During WWII
Utah Public Radio, July 2, 2020
by Eliza Hardy
https://www.upr.org/post/utah-historian-creates-project-remember-local-soliders-who-died-during-wwii
Everyday Hero: Utah man wants to tell the story of every American who died in WWII
Provo Daily Herald, June 29, 2020
by Connor Richards

Photo by Isaac Hale for Daily Herald
Everyday Heroes: Bountiful resident wants to memorialize every soldier who died during WWII, looking for help
Ogden Standard Examiner, June 27, 2020
by Mitch Shaw
Volunteer researchers chip in to remember World War II's fallen
Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 24, 2020
by Curt Brown
https://www.startribune.com/volunteer-researchers-chip-in-to-remember-wwii-s-fallen/570723602/
Stories about WW2 Fallen 100 project that preceded Stories Behind the Stars: