Imagine a woman lost her beloved man overnight and, not knowing anything about him, was waiting for him all her life.

This story about great love and a bold act. A lover in the 22-year-old pilot Peggy from Texas and could not think that the story of her marriage would end 1.5 months after the wedding. It was 1944, and her husband, Billy Harris, was called to the front. Since then, Peggy has not seen more of her wife. Billy went to France, and only 70 years later, the woman managed to find out how the further fate of her husband developed.

Pilot and his wife

According to official figures about the death of a man, nothing was known, but, as friends and colleagues of Billy said, he still died. Without losing hope of revealing the secret of her husband’s disappearance, already at such an impressive age, Peggy immediately went to another country when she found out that data about the pilot with the surname of her husband were found in the military archives.

Billy

The records of the archives talked about the fact that the aircraft of Billy Harris crashed over Normandy, namely, near the city of Ventes. Peggy followed there to open a veil of secrets and visit the alleged grave of her beloved husband. What was the surprise of the woman when she found out that every resident of this small town was known to the name of her spouse. Moreover, he was a real hero for them! The memory of the pilot is honored, the street was named in his honor, and his grave is always strewn with flowers.

Billy Harris committed a heroic act: his aircraft could fall on the city during the crash and inflict irreparable damage, the lives of the city’s inhabitants were threatened, then the pilot made a quick and important decision – to take the plane away from the city. He saved the lives of many people, but did not save his. The award of Billy Harris for courage was already posthumous, but in the hearts of people he lives to this day.

The plane on which Billy flew

What Billy’s wife found out about was struck her. She is proud of her husband and glad that she finally found out the truth about his disappearance, because she carried her love for him through her entire long life. Peggy comes to the grave of his spouse, and the inhabitants of the city are always happy to meet with such a guest that is significant for them.