InvestigateTV+: Tracing the footsteps of a WWII soldier
Season 4, Episode 43
(InvestigateTV) — InvestigateTV+ explores the power of honoring history and reclaiming legacy. We reveal how families can rebuild military records destroyed in a historic fire.
Then, we follow a community of strangers stepping up to bury a veteran from World War I.
Plus, we expose a manipulative financial scam that turns trust into a terrifying and costly trap.
Tracing a WWII soldier’s footsteps
A program at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans is helping families learn about their loved ones’ service by tracking down veterans’ official records.
Researchers can find details that include training, medical history, units, battles and promotions.
InvestigateTV’s own Tisha Powell used the program to learn more about her grandfather, Ulysses Reed Sr.
Gold courier scam
It can start with a pop-up on the computer screen and sometimes ends with the innocent victim handing over their life savings to a scammer.
The FBI reported in 2025 that the “gold courier” scam alone drained more than $300 million from victims.
A Wisconsin woman lost more than $400,000 of her retirement savings after scammers impersonated federal agencies, her investment company and the Better Business Bureau to convince her she was protecting her money.
‘The People’s House’
A collection of four Norman Rockwell paintings that spent nearly 40 years on display in the White House West Wing is now on display to the public for the first time at “The People’s House.”
Final resting place for World War I vet
On a typical day at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery, the only sound on these hallowed grounds is an American flag flapping in the gentle breeze and birds chirping from a distance.
Three men were laid to rest recently. Private Edward James Irwin was one of them. His final goodbye comes almost 45 years after his death. He served in the Army during World War I from 1917 to 1918.
You may wonder why a World War I vet who died in November 1981 is finally going to be laid to rest. Well, it goes back to Walter Ducharme’s funeral business in Rutland.
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