TODAY’S EPISODE OF “NO HOME FOR HEROES” IS TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF THE CHIEF RICK STONE AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. IT’S AN INCREDIBLE TALE OF A FAMILY BEING INFORMED BY THE NAVY THAT THEIR SON WAS MISSING IN ACTION ONLY TO RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM THE SAILOR AFTER HE WAS SUPPOSEDLY LOST AT SEA.

INVESTIGATING THIS STRANGE CASE AND GETTING THE CONFUSING FACTS STRAIGHT, AND THE OFFICIAL RECORDS CORRECTED, ONLY TOOK 73 YEARS.

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO HISTORIAN RICHARD HULVER AND AUTHOR SARAH VLADIC, WE DEDICATE THIS EPISODE TO OUR LOYAL LISTENERS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. FOR IT IS THE FAMOUS WORLD WAR 2 CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS WHERE OUR AMAZING STORY BEGINS…