Searching for Stanley: Unforgotten Hero of World War II - Paperback

"World War II did not end in 1945 - at least notfor the Dwyer family of Hastings, Nebraska..."- Nayeli Urquiza and Dardis McNamee, The Vienna ReviewFor decades, Kay Hughes was unaware of her family's unresolved mystery. After hergrandparents, Harold W. and Ellen Dwyer, received a telegram stating that their son-2nd Lt. Stanley Dwyer-had become MIA over Austria on May 10, 1944, they begana relentless search. Left with only unanswered, nagging questions, they endured alifelong private grief.Years later, one question would rekindle the search which, in turn, led Kay and herfather, Harold E. Dwyer, Stanley's brother, on an intriguing journey across twocontinents and four generations. In their quest to understand Stanley's fate, Kay andHarold developed friendships, visited with eyewitnesses, stood on hallowed ground, and observed the dedicated work of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. Inher poignant narrative, Kay details how clues salvaged in the charred rubble of a firerevealed the essence of Stanley-an almost forgotten World War II hero.Searching for Stanley is a timeless, real-life tale that illustrates one family's dedication tofinding their beloved Stanley who, like thousands of other American patriots, madethe ultimate sacrifice for his country.