I gave to Project Recover because their mission to return MIAs to their families resonates with me. And for my mother, Lt. Esther Louise Hilton a Navy Nurse
From One Man’s Vision to Every American’s Mission
The mission to bring MIAs is fast becoming a mission for every American. People who want to keep America’s promise to our missing and fallen can do so here.
SSgt. Eugene J. Darrigan
Thomas D. Schindler gave to Project Recover in memory of SSgt. Eugene Darrigan who was a radio operator and gunner with the B-24 nicknamed “Heaven Can Wait”
Greatest Generation Values Guide Americans Through National Crisis & Pandemic
Using the greatest generation values as rails, men and women in the 1940s overcame war and economic depression and gave the opportunity for more freedom.
Project Recover Locates 3 WWII Aircraft in Chuuk
Project Recover located three WWII aircraft in Chuuk, formerly Truk Lagoon, the Pacific. The aircraft were lost in Operation Hailstone.
Capt. Charles F. Pratte, Jr.
Rita Alderson gave to Project Recover in honor of her uncle, Capt. Charles F. Pratte. Capt. Charles F. Pratte, Jr., landed the Belle of Texas using three parachutes tied to gun mounts to slow the B-24 when its hydraulic system was shot out.
President G. H. W. Bush WWII Experiences Shape MIA Mission
George H. W. Bush is an indelible part of Project Recover history. Before it became Project Recover in 2018, Project Recover was known as The BentProp Project. We were a small group with big dreams to bring our MIAs home. Former President George H. W. Bush, a WWII pilot, was a significant part of our early years and remains so today.
Capt. Norman S. Ives
Thomas and Barbara Daggett gave o Project Recover in memory of Barbara’s grandfather, Capt. Norman S. Ives. Capt. Ives was killed in an ambush in Normandy.
LT. Daniel A. Carmichael, Jr.
Tracy Rand gave to Project Recover in honor of her father, Lt. Daniel A. Carmichael, Jr., a highly decorated ace pilot in World War II.
Search for Missing WWII UDT Members in Palau
Project Recover went on a mission to Palau to search for missing WWII UDT members and other WWII POW/MIAs in November 2019. They had three goals.
