Local team tracks WWII soldier's service
A national program in New Orleans helps families recover military records lost to fire, while a Wisconsin woman details a $400,000 scam.
By Fernando Rojas ·
A new episode of InvestigateTV+ airs on November 11, detailing how families can reconstruct military histories using records from the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. The program focuses on the recovery of service details that were previously lost or damaged.
The museum offers a research program that allows families to locate specific data about their veterans. This information includes training logs, medical histories, unit assignments, battle participation, and promotion records. The service addresses gaps left by the destruction of official papers in a historic fire.
Reporter Tisha Powell utilized this program to research her own family history. She sought information regarding her grandfather, U.S. Army veteran Ulysses Reed Sr. The episode follows her process in tracing his service records and understanding his contributions during World War II.
The broadcast also examines a financial fraud scheme known as the gold courier scam. The FBI reported in 2025 that this specific type of fraud took more than $300 million from victims. The episode profiles a Wisconsin woman who lost over $400,000 in retirement savings.
In that case, scammers impersonated federal agencies, an investment company, and the Better Business Bureau. They convinced the victim that her funds were at risk and needed to be protected. The episode also covers the first public display of four Norman Rockwell paintings in an exhibition titled The People's House.
These paintings had been on display in the White House West Wing for nearly 40 years. The segment also tells the story of Private Edward James Irwin, a World War I Army veteran. Irwin served from 1917 to 1918 and died in November 1981. His remains were recently buried at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
The delay in his burial is linked to Walter Ducharme's funeral business in Rutland. A group of community members arranged the final resting place for the veteran nearly 45 years after his death. The episode airs on the InvestigateTV+ network.
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