Lost WWII Airman Contacted Beyond the Grave In The Gasp Menagerie

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Once again, we have some original spooky courtesy of TexPart Paranormal.  This time, it’s provided by Julie Koenig, VP Pro Tem and team researcher for the group.

This entry in the Menagerie takes the form of a story.  However, this story contains enough information that coincidence is almost completely ruled out.

TexPart took a trip to Corpus Christi, TX, in February, 2014 to investigate the USS Lexington, a retired aircraft carrier built during the second world war and immediately pressed into service in the Pacific. Also known as the Blue Ghost, she was the longest serving carrier when she finally retired in 1991. While on board the team held an EVP session just outside of the mess hall area that also had tables from the USS Saratoga.  Team member Scott is a medium who uses dowsing rods to gather information.

During this investigation in the mess hall, Scott got the name Paul, his rank Ensign, that he was a pilot, and the number 19.  During the session the motion sensors used to activate the audio for the self-guided walking tours kept going off.  The team verified that no other people were in the hallway to activate the sensors, and found no one.

At the end of the investigation, Deb Conley, one of the team, was looking at a display of bronze plaques honoring those who served and died on board.  There she found a listing of Air Group 19 and the name of Ensign Paul Gevelinger, matching all of the information Scott received.

Paul Gevelinger

Doing follow-up research, Julie discovered that Ensign Gevelinger died at sea during the war while flying a plane he didn’t have much training with, as the planes he’d spent the majority of his time flying were all damaged or lost. He was buried in Honolulu, HI, upon the ship’s return to port.

Using Ancestry.com, Julie found the obituaries of his brothers who died after his death and noticed that Paul was only mentioned that he had preceded his brothers in death.  She reached out the owner of his family’s tree to ask for more information regarding Paul’s military service.  The owner responded that  they did not have much info about “Uncle Paul.”  She filled them in on what she knew, and  the family was very grateful to have this lost family member’s history returned to their scrapbooks and personal history.

Julie believes they were contacted by Paul’s spirit to reunite his memory with his family so that his loss and service could be remembered and honored.

What do you think, faithful readers?  Did Paul contact the team from beyond to ensure his loss in service of his country would be remembered?  Does his spirit linger in the bowels of this great old warship?  How did Scott know several pieces of specific information that connected to someone who actually resided on the ship?

Expect more from the kind folks at TexPart and other paranormal investigation groups right here in the Menagerie very soon!

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