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“She has waited a lifetime to be reunited with him" interview with researcher John Schlatter
John has done over 100 stories and has found some amazing stories he shares with use.
More information on the Stories he has shared
PFC Edward Maynard, 22, was from the coal fields of Kentucky. He and his twin brother,Edgar, and their younger brother, Fred, all served in the same unit. Edgar was killed in action on Luzon of April 22, 1945. His brothers were with him. Edgar and Fred pulled the mortally wounded Edward into the shade of a big rock. The talked about home and family until Edward died in the arms of his twin brother.
https://www.fold3.com/page/88717860/edward-maynard/stories
Lieutenant Edgar Wade, 22, of Salt Lake City was killed in Belgium January 14, 1945 during the Battle of the Bulge. He was married. His widow moved to New York City and remarried in 1953. She had two children. Her son, who is a BYU grad, saw an interview with Don Milne in BYU Magazine and went to Fold 3 to look for Lt. Wade’s memorial page. He sent me an email through Fold 3. We’ve developed a friendship and plan to meet sometime. He has visited Lt. Wade’s grave in Belgium.
https://www.fold3.com/page/529866086/edgar-a-wade/stories
Seaman William Thiessen, 22, of Salt Lake City was killed May 17, 1945 when a Japanese kamikaze plane struck the USS Douglas H Fox near Okinawa. He was married to his high school sweetheart. She was active in Gold Star Wives organization and did not remarry. Her obituary in 2001, 56 years later, said, “She has waited a lifetime to be reunited with him and we know the reunion will be joyous.”
https://www.fold3.com/page/636361950/william-a-thiessen/stories
Captain Mervyn Sharp Bennion was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at Pearl Harbor as commander of the USS West Virginia. I wrote his story in conjunction with a relative, Dr. John Bennion, who is a professor of English at BYU.
https://www.fold3.com/page/83001927-mervyn-sharp-bennion/stories
Famous relatives
Richard Jarvis, brother of Howard Jarvis, anti-tax crusader in California
https://www.fold3.com/page/85046487/richard-h-jarvis/stories
Johns Hopkins Janney, distant relative of the philanthropist Johns Hopkins and the actress Allison Janney
https://www.fold3.com/page/529959267/johns-h-janney/stories
Chauncey Preece, widow remarried Barney Clark, world’s first recipient of artificial heart
https://www.fold3.com/page/84967961/chauncey-l-preece/stories
My books:
Postcard Memories from World War II
https://www.amazon.com/Postcard-Memories-World-War-Keepsakes/dp/1479385980
Died on the Fourth of July
https://www.amazon.com/Died-Fourth-July-Remembering-Americas/dp/1495418588
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John has done over 100 stories and has found some amazing stories he shares with use.
More information on the Stories he has shared
PFC Edward Maynard, 22, was from the coal fields of Kentucky. He and his twin brother,Edgar, and their younger brother, Fred, all served in the same unit. Edgar was killed in action on Luzon of April 22, 1945. His brothers were with him. Edgar and Fred pulled the mortally wounded Edward into the shade of a big rock. The talked about home and family until Edward died in the arms of his twin brother.
https://www.fold3.com/page/88717860/edward-maynard/stories
Lieutenant Edgar Wade, 22, of Salt Lake City was killed in Belgium January 14, 1945 during the Battle of the Bulge. He was married. His widow moved to New York City and remarried in 1953. She had two children. Her son, who is a BYU grad, saw an interview with Don Milne in BYU Magazine and went to Fold 3 to look for Lt. Wade’s memorial page. He sent me an email through Fold 3. We’ve developed a friendship and plan to meet sometime. He has visited Lt. Wade’s grave in Belgium.
https://www.fold3.com/page/529866086/edgar-a-wade/stories
Seaman William Thiessen, 22, of Salt Lake City was killed May 17, 1945 when a Japanese kamikaze plane struck the USS Douglas H Fox near Okinawa. He was married to his high school sweetheart. She was active in Gold Star Wives organization and did not remarry. Her obituary in 2001, 56 years later, said, “She has waited a lifetime to be reunited with him and we know the reunion will be joyous.”
https://www.fold3.com/page/636361950/william-a-thiessen/stories
Captain Mervyn Sharp Bennion was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at Pearl Harbor as commander of the USS West Virginia. I wrote his story in conjunction with a relative, Dr. John Bennion, who is a professor of English at BYU.
https://www.fold3.com/page/83001927-mervyn-sharp-bennion/stories
Famous relatives
Richard Jarvis, brother of Howard Jarvis, anti-tax crusader in California
https://www.fold3.com/page/85046487/richard-h-jarvis/stories
Johns Hopkins Janney, distant relative of the philanthropist Johns Hopkins and the actress Allison Janney
https://www.fold3.com/page/529959267/johns-h-janney/stories
Chauncey Preece, widow remarried Barney Clark, world’s first recipient of artificial heart
https://www.fold3.com/page/84967961/chauncey-l-preece/stories
My books:
Postcard Memories from World War II
https://www.amazon.com/Postcard-Memories-World-War-Keepsakes/dp/1479385980
Died on the Fourth of July
https://www.amazon.com/Died-Fourth-July-Remembering-Americas/dp/1495418588