Turns out the sons (Joseph, Michael, Gregory and Jacob) of World War II Pacific theater seaman/poet Joseph Anthony Welteroth didn’t just run six-figures’ worth of full-page ads in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, as the hardworking staff previously reported.
They also ran full-page ads in the Miami Herald and Dallas News.
The ad – just to refresh, er, memories:
That’s moving on any number of levels.
Campaign Outsider 
I have been writing an account of my father’s service in the Pacific Theater during WWII with the First Cavalry Division. I was so touched by your father’s poem. It was a perfect frame for my father’s finest hour during the taking of Manila and the liberation of the Santo Tomas internment camp. He never spoke of this operation and I have been trying to reconstruct it through reading various accounts and books. Could I have your permission to reprint all or part of “A Sailor’s Prayer” in a small book I am writing for my brother and me?
Sincerely, Helen C. Cates
Dear Ms. Cates,
I’m not one of Joseph Welteroth’s sons – I just saw the ad in the papers and decided to write about it. I’ve tried several times with no success to find a way to contact the family. I’ll try again, and if I find anything, I’ll pass it along to you. All best with your book.