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From the Project Recover Case Files: Case Files 458 and 14550
A Brother and Sister Went to War. Neither Returned By Colin Colbourn, Ph.D., Lead Historian 19 August 1943 – Massicault U.S. Army Airfield, Tunisia, Africa. 1st Lt Richard E. Rozzelle just received word that a pilot was needed aboard a B-17F Flying Fortress called“Big Jeff.” Rozzelle had just finished his mission quota of 50 successful missions in theater. He had earned his trip home. Instead, he climbed into the pilot seat for one more. At the time, the Allies had …
It Starts With a Name
How Project Recover Plans a Mission By Adrian De La Rosa Most people see the end of what we do. A family receives a flag. A name gets a bronze rosette. A service member finally comes home. What they don’t see is the year, sometimes years, that came before that moment. I’m Adrian De La Rosa, chief operating officer of Project Recover. My job is to make sure that when our team deploys to the Pacific Ocean, an olive field …
2025 Year in Review: Breaking Records, Bringing Heroes Home
A huge thank you to everyone who supported Project Recover in 2025. Your donations and support made everything we accomplished possible, and we’re grateful you believe in this mission as much as we do. We’ve got big plans for 2026 and can’t wait to bring more missing service members home to their families. 2025 By the Numbers Last year was our biggest yet. We raised more funds than any previous year and completed 15 mission sets around the world. Our …
REMAINS OF KINGS COUNTY AIRMAN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED 82 YEARS AFTER FINAL MISSION
January 14, 2026 – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that they have positively identified the remains of Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Governale, who had been Missing In Action since 1943. Staff Sgt. Governale was a member of the 69th Bombardment Squadron, 42d Bombardment Group. The initial survey and the recovery efforts leading up to these identifications were completed in partnership with Project Recover and other experts in the field. The B-25 took off from Carney Field in …
Meet Project Recover’s Youngest Ambassador: 14-Year-Old William
At just 14 years old, William has already shown incredible passion for service, history, and honoring America’s missing heroes. As Project Recover’s youngest ambassador, he represents the next generation of voices dedicated to bringing our nation’s MIAs home. We sat down with William to learn more about him, his interests, and what inspires him to serve. What’s something fun you’ve been into lately? “Some fun things I have been up to lately are a virtual reality combat flight simulator. I’ve …
PROJECT RECOVER MISSION LEADS TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF FORMER MIA 2ND LT. JASON K. GOLDWATER OF NEW YORK
July 25, 2025 – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), in partnership with Project Recover and other experts in the field, has publicly announced that they have positively identified the remains of 2nd Lt. Jason K. Goldwater, who had been Missing In Action since 1943. 2nd Lt. Goldwater, a member of the 13th Air Force 42nd Bombardment Group “The Crusaders”, 69th Bombardment Squadron, was a B-25 Navigator. The B-25 took off from Carney Field in Guadalcanal on the morning of July …
Savannah Airman Missing Since World War Two Identified and Returning Home
June 10, 2025 – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has publicly announced that they have positively identified the remains of 2nd Lt. Milton L. Hymes, Jr., who had been missing in action since 1944. Hymes entered the U.S. Army Air Forces from Savannah, Georgia. The initial survey and the recovery projects leading up to these identifications were completed in partnership with Project Recover and other experts in the field. Hymes was a navigator assigned to the 565th Bombardment …
Remains of Roscoe Airman Positively Identified 80 Years After Final Mission
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that they have positively identified the remains of 2nd Lt. Donald W. Sheppick, who had been Missing In Action since World War II. The 26-year-old from Roscoe, PA, served as navigator in a B-24 bomber named Heaven Can Wait that was shot down over a remote bay in Papua New Guinea on March 11, 1944. In 2017, the missing bomber was located underwater at a depth of over 200 feet by the …
Williamsport Airman Missing Since World War II Identified and Returning Home
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has publicly announced that they have positively identified the remains of Staff Sergeant John H. Danneker, who had been missing in action since 1944. Danneker entered the U.S. Army Air Forces from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The initial survey and the recovery projects leading up to these identifications were completed in partnership with Project Recover and other experts in the field. Danneker was a waist gunner assigned to the 565th Bombardment Squadron, 389th Bombardment Group, 2nd …
