FORT WORTH, Texas — Joe Alcantar Jr. calls his father a hero. But like many veterans of World War II, Joe Alcantar Sr. rarely spoke about what he saw or where he served.
“He was Superman,” Alcantar Jr. said. “When he passed away, it was very heartbreaking.”
After his father died 10 years ago, Alcantar Jr. realized how many details of his service were missing. He only knew that Alcantar Sr. served overseas in the U.S. Army during the war, traveling through Africa, France and Austria…