The Mahoning Trumpet

A long-forgotten trunk in a Boston attic unlocks a mystery that stretches from the battlefields of World War II to the steel towns of Ohio. Inside are a pristine officer's jacket, faded photographs of three inseparable soldiers, and a hidden cache of letters, some dated years after a soldier's supposed death. The discovery shatters what a family thought it knew and points to secrets buried for generations.

From the frozen beaches and mud-choked hills of the Italian campaign to the shadows of...