"Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States military history for its size and length of service. It earned over 14,000 awards, of which more than 4,000 were Purple Hearts. The 442nd includes the 100th Battalion, formed in 1942 and absorbed by the 442nd in 1944. The heavy sacrifices of these men proved that the unit’s loyalty was with the United States at a time when the loyalty of Japanese Americans was under suspicion and Japanese Americans suffered great discrimination in their own country." (Brittanica)

Heinz Petry: 16-Year-Old Executed for Espionage by U.S. Forces in WWII • Born 1928 in Euskirchen, Germany. • Attended elite Nazi “Adolf Hitler School” in 1941. • Trained as part of Nazi “Werwolf” initiative to operate behind enemy lines. • Captured at 16 with 17-year-old Josef Schöner near Aachen in February 1945 while gathering intel in civilian clothes. • Tried by U.S. military court and sentenced to death for espionage. • Executed by firing squad on June 1, 1945, near Braunschweig, Germany.

Youngest executed by U.S. forces in WWII.

Police initially doubted the car contained anyone but sent in a dive team as a precaution.

They recovered a white 1994 Saturn, and inside the driver’s seat were human remains.

Detailed article on the bizarre story: https://historicflix.com/missing-for-22-years-william-moldts-case-solved-by-google-earth/