by Stout, Jay
13. Letter, Fred Gray to Elizabeth (Mom) Righetti, November 13, 1946.
14. Marija Wakounig and Karlo Kessler-Ruzicic, From the Industrial Revolution to World War II in East Central Europe (Berlin, LIT Verlag, 2011), 217.
15. Letter, Konrad Rudolf to Anthony C. Meldahl, April 27, 1993.
16. Narrative of Investigation, Riesa, Germany, June 21, 1948. Berlin Detachment (Prov), First Field Command, American Graves Registration Command. Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF), Righetti, Elwyn G., Colonel, O-396412. Page 198 of 230.
17. False [Unsuccessful] report, Schmorkau, August 6, 1947. Headquarters, 95th Quartermaster Battalion, American Graves Registration Command, Berlin. Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF), Righetti, Elwyn G., Colonel, O-396412. Page 45 of 230.
18. Letter, Office of the Quartermaster General to Commanding Officer, 7770 USAREUR QM Mortuary Service Detachment, May 5, 1953. (IDPF), Righetti, Elwyn G., Colonel, O-396412. Page 196 of 230.
“I Felt Bad”
1. Wer Kann Angaben Dazu Machen? handbill, Rudolf Daum, Riesa, Germany, 1993.
2. Interview, Rudolf Daum with Werner Struck, 1993. All other quotes from Struck related to this incident are derived from this source.
3. Interview, Rudolf Daum with Karl Augusten, 1993. All other quotes from Augusten related to this incident are derived from this source.
4. Interview, Rudolf Daum with Hildegard Wachtel, 1993.
5. Interview, Rudolf Daum with Wilfried Treppe, 1993.
6. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) No. 13919. Pilot Statement, Frederick Wirth, April 17, 1945.
7. Interview, Rudolf Daum with Klaus Neidhardt, 1993.
8. Interview, Rudolf Daum with Werner Schäfer, 1993.
9. Interview, Rudolf Daum with Reiner Proschwitz, 1993.
10. Mismanagement of POW/MIA Accounting, United States Senate, Senate Hearing 113-293, August 1, 2013.
11. Proceedings of Board of Review, April 9, 1947. Headquarters, 7887 Graves Registration Detachment, Operations Division, APO 757, Liege, Belgium.
12. Manfred Mueller, “Die Neue Gedenk-tafel—Das Informationsportal.” Amerikaner Fahnden Nach Verschollenen Piloten -. August 23, 2007. Accessed April 09, 2016. http://www.gedenk-tafel.de/forum/index.php?topic=3390.0.
13. Sandro Rahrisch, “Amerikaner Suchen Nach Vermissten Piloten.” SZ-Online. April 15, 2009. Accessed April 9, 2016. http://www.sz-online.de/nachrichten/amerikaner-suchen-nach-vermissten-piloten-2157893.html.
14. Compilation of various correspondence between Anthony C. Meldahl and William Cullerton, 2011.
15. Gunter Von Niehus, “Spruensuch Die Mission des Richard A. Ingles, Ein Amerikanischer Pilot Sucht Bei Riesa Nach Spuren Seines Onkels Elwyn G. Righetti,” Saechsische Zeitung, Riesa (July 31, 2004), p.1.
16. Mission Summary Report, 55th Fighter Group, April 17, 1945.
17. Historical Data, April 1945, Frederick Pickens, Historical Officer, 55th Fighter Group.
18. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) No. 13916, April 17, 1945.
19. Joint Commission Support Directorate of the Defense POW-MIA Office, International Security Affairs, Office of Secretary of Defense, Comprehensive Report of the U.S. Side of the U.S.–Russia Joint Commission of POW/MIAs (Washington: OSD, 1996), 7.
20. Ibid., 80.
21. Ibid., 141.
22. Letter, Major General Edward Witsell, Adjutant General, to Senator William Knowland, April 11, 1946. (IDPF), Righetti, Elwyn G., Colonel, O-396412, 145–147 of 230.
23. Letter, Ruth Briggs, Secretary to the Ambassador, Foreign Service, to Elizabeth (Mom) Righetti, August 9, 1946.
24. Internal memorandum, Releasable statement to author, Jay Stout, writing book about Col Elwyn Righetti, O-396312, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Washington, Dr. Nicole Eilers, undated.
25. Ibid.
26. Ibid.
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