During wartime, not a day goes by in which a wife or mother back
home dreads the sound of the phone or doorbell ringing. It often
means the delivery of bad news. The first telegram on January 15,
1945, informs the wife of Pvt. Steven T. Lester that her husband
has been reported missing. His wife is left to wonder what the coming
days and weeks will bring. Not until March 7 does she receive confirmation
that her husband has indeed been killed in the European Theater.
