332 // Thomas Pilleri - Missing in Action

Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode, Tim Pilleri looks into Tom Pilleri's disappearance from Guadalcanal during World War 2. Thanks to Judy Knopp, Dave Nichols, Frank Pilleri Jr., Frank Pilleri, and Sandy Pilleri. Sara Sheckells and G. Larry Butler lend their voices. This episode is brought to you in part by our wonderful sponsors, ButcherBox & Modern Fertility. ButcherBox was started with the idea that everyone should have access to high-quality, humanely raised meat. Each month, they deliver 100% grass-fed beef, humanely raised pork, and free-range organic chicken straight to your door. And they are about to help you out this Thanksgiving... Cambridge Veteran Services: https://www.cambridgema.gov/departments/veteransservices Sara Sheckells: https://sarasounds.com/ G. Larry Butler: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeLarryButler/ Honor Flight: https://www.honorflight.org/ History Flight: https://historyflight.com/ Sources: Leaving Mac Behind: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W7T98PX Sinking of the Wasp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZGQxGygA0U Battle at the Overland Trail, One Night of Combat on Guadalcanal: https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Overland-Trail-Combat-Guadalcanal/dp/1936553260 Battle of the Overland Trail - Guadalcanal: https://youtu.be/oBH6nxeA9HA Silver Star Dedication to Thomas Stephen Pilleri: https://youtu.be/R-oXoUDWr68 https://www.naval-history.net/WW2UScasaaDB-USMCbyNamePQ.htm https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=55928 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56762806/thomas-stephen-pilleri Music by Lexin_Music: https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=116199 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast The music for Crawlspace was produced by David Flajnik. Listen to his music here: https://www.pond5.com/artist/bigdsound Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Follow Private Investigations For the Missing https://investigationsforthemissing.org/ http://piftm.org/donate https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/ https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices