Delivering sad news about Burien hero Gene Casey

In November of 1955, a young soldier named Gene Casey survived a fiery airliner crash in Burien and then, in spite of his severe injuries, rescued another soldier from the burning wreckage. The U.S. Army promised Private Casey a medal for helping that other passenger, but the paperwork got lost and he was never officially recognized.

The Resident Historian is a twice-weekly podcast from KIRO Newsradio's Feliks Banel. Each episode includes either Feliks's Wednesday history feature from Seattle's Morning News, or the weekly Friday morning installment of the history and geography series All Over The Map.