The Rest of the Story

Air Patrols Sank German Sub Off New Jersey Coast

English · Radio, History, Biography & Autobiography

Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story presents brief, carefully shaped accounts of people and events, often revealing an unexpected detail behind a familiar name or historical episode. Harvey’s distinctive delivery—measured, conversational, and marked by dramatic pauses—guides each story toward its concluding revelation.

The program blends historical anecdotes, biographical sketches, and lesser-known episodes into compact radio storytelling. This installment’s title points to a wartime account involving air patrols and a German submarine off the New Jersey coast.

Harvey’s warm, authoritative voice and knack for building curiosity give the series its signature appeal: a concise story that reframes what listeners thought they knew, capped by the familiar promise of “the rest of the story.”

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.