That is very cool! I would love to hear the rest of this story!
The story is the strange part. He would never talk about it, but apparently, he refused a Silver Star. One of the letters we found was from General Chase disappointed in his refusal of the commendation. That is the confusing part, especially considering he had pretty good career for the next decade, from Tokyo to Austria. Even my grandmother doesn’t know the story, there are a lot of mysteries around it. It may just be the kind of person he was, but I really would like to start filling in the blanks. (plus I’m a nut for this type of stuff).