This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative in 2022.
Reeling in the year: A look back at some 2022 characters
The Washington Post, John Kelly, December 25, 2022
All the Pearl Harbor fallen from Oklahoma now have a story
The Ardmoreite (OK), December 16, 2022
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Stories behind the Soldiers Who Lost Their Lives at Pearl Harbor
Door County Pulse, (Baileys Harbor WI), December 7, 2022
Two local men, fallen at Pearl Harbor, remembered
The Bradford Era, Marcie Schellhammer (Bradford, PA), December 7, 2022
'A story for each one': Database spotlights those who died at Pear Harbor
The Tribune-Democrat, Dave Sutor (Johnston, PA), December 7, 2022
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The Times-Tribune, Dave Sutor (Scranton, PA), December 7, 2022
Volunteers honor memory of locals
Altoona Mirror (PA), December 7, 2022
Stories behind the stars: Volunteers tell the stories of WWII fallen
The Morning Star, Dustin R. Strong (Pittsburg, KS), December 3, 2022
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
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
Historic project seeks to identify Kansas WWII fallen
The Emporia Gazette, Ryann Brooks, October 22, 2022
Amateur genealogists memorialize World War II soldier
The Times Record (Portland, Maine), John Terhune, October 20, 2022
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
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
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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
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
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The audacious quest to document the lives of all 421,000 American soldiers who died in WWII
Volunteers Write Stories of Wisconsin WWII Fallen
Dour County Pulse, May 25, 2022
'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
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
Information being sought on World War II soldiers
The Elba Clipper (Coffee County, Alabama), January 6, 2022
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