In the mid 1970s, a story was told by an elderly neighbor to young woman about the former residents of her home on Pittsburgh Avenue in Fairmont, West Virginia. The son was a WWII Navy Ensign who died at sea. Recalling anecdotes of what was spoken 40 years later offered the chance to explore the facts behind the story and to discover a significant but otherwise forgotten event. This is about the power of a story. Lieutenant James Show Maddox (USNR)...