series was broadcast, relatives of Albert Blithe came forward  with information and documentation that Blithe was wounded in the  right shoulder, recovered from his wounds, attended the 1st Annual  Reunion of the 101st Airborne Division Association, and subsequently  went on to have an outstanding Army career (including over 600  parachute jumps and a MAAG assignment in Taiwan). Blithe actually  died in 1967 while on active duty in Germany, and was buried in  Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.