This project could not have been undertaken without the help of a great many people. As always with a work of history, libraries, collections of manuscripts, online historical databases, local historical centers and historical societies are essential to research. Individuals who facilitated this research are listed below:  

Alexis W. Albright, Oneida County Historian and curator of the Oriskany Museum
Gary Aney, Town Historian, Jordanville, NY.
Sharon Brennan, Cemetery Office Manager, Walton Cemetery, Walton, NY
Keith Cook, Director of Archives and Collections, 390th Memorial Museum
Sheree Dowdle, Stories Behind the Stars Project Coordinator
Jim Gandy, New York State Military Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY.
First Sgt. Cory Greenberg, USAF
Kathy Harmon, Pennsylvania State Director, Stories Behind the Stars
Jervis Public Library, Rome, NY.
Joanne Neilson, Portlandville, NY Pine Grove Cemetery
The National Archives in St. Louis who promptly handle all FOIA requests
Oneida County History Center, Genesse St, Utica, NY.
Oriskany Museum, Oriskany, NY.
Padula, Bonnie Mae, Route20Catholic Senior Administrative Assistant
Thomas Tryniski, Fultonhistory.org website.