Davis credits Lilleberg because he found in an autobiography of Einar Lilleberg, Eleanore's brother, that Einar had referenced a Norwegian army veteran named Oscar that the two knew in Chicago, whom Einar described as having always "stood straight and tall."
dˈeɪvɪs kɹˈɛdɪts lˈɪlɪbˌɜːɡ bɪkˈʌz hiː fˈaʊnd ɪn ɐn ˌɔːɾoʊbaɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ʌv ˈaɪnɑːɹ lˈɪlɪbˌɜːɡ, ᵻlˈiːnoːɹz bɹˈʌðɚ, ðæt ˈaɪnɑːɹ hæd ɹˈɛfɹənst ɐ noːɹwˈiːdʒən ˈɑːɹmi vˈɛɾɚɹən nˈeɪmd ˈɑːskɚ ðætðə tˈuː nˈuː ɪn ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ, hˈuːm ˈaɪnɑːɹ dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz hˌævɪŋ ˈɔːlweɪz "stˈʊd stɹˈeɪt ænd tˈɔːl."