The World War II Helldiver, missing for over 70 years, was discovered in the waters of Palau. Pictured is the bent propellerr.

Project Recover Locates TBM Avenger Off Palau

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March 30, 2015–Project Recover located a  United States TBM Avenger aircraft lost in World War II and missing for over 70 years was resting in the tropical waters of the Republic of Palau. The carrier-based dive bomber plane was discovered by a multi-disciplinary team from the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (UD CEOE), Scripps Institution of Oceanography: University of California-San Diego, the Coral Reef Research Foundation and the BentProp Project. Scientists used state-of-the-art technologies including unmanned underwater vehicles and high-frequency sonar to search a high probability region of the sea floor, based on months of archival research and the team’s scientific analysis of historical data collected by BentProp over the past 20 years. The TBM Avenger …

Project Recover Locates WWII Aircraft in Partnership with SCRIPPS and UDel

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Nov. 7, 2014 — Project Recover locates its first WWII Aircraft in partnership with SCRIPPS Institution of Oceanography and University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment and is the subject of a film by camera maker GoPro and the CBS news magazine “60 Minutes.”   Supported by a grant from the Office of Naval Research, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, oceanographer Eric Terrill and Mark Moline from the University of Delaware have teamed up with the nonprofit group BentProp Project in a public-private partnership to bring closure to families that have waited for several generations for final word on the fate of their loved ones. At the same time, the project provides a test bed for …

SSgt. Jimmie Doyle Repatriated Feature Image

SSgt. Jimmie Doyle Repatriated

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SSgt. Jimmie Doyle was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Project Recover located his downed B-24 in January 2004 and is honored to play a vital role in his repatriation.  Project Recover humbly acknowledges SSgt. Doyle’s service and sacrifice, as well as the enduring loss to his family. We are grateful and honored to play a vital role in bringing him home. The repatriation of SSgt. Doyle helps resolve generational grief and awaken us to gratitude, hope, love, and unity. This is the legacy of our MIAs and their final mission. Keeping America’s Promise to bring our MIAs home is a mission for every American. SSgt. Jimmie Doyle SSgt. Jimmie Doyle, 25, was a nose gunner on a …

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SSgt. Earl E. Yoh Repatriated

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SSgt. Earl E. Yoh was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Project Recover located his downed B-24 in January 2004 and is honored to play a vital role in his repatriation.  Project Recover humbly acknowledges SSgt. Yoh’s service and sacrifice, as well as the enduring loss to his family. We are grateful and honored to play a vital role in bringing him home. The repatriation of SSgt. Yoh helps resolve generational grief and awaken us to gratitude, hope, love, and unity. This is the legacy of our MIAs and their final mission. Keeping America’s Promise to bring our MIAs home is a mission for every American. SSgt. Earl E. Yoh SSgt. Earl E. Yoh, 20, was a gunner …

TSgt. Charles T. Goulding Repatriated

TSgt. Charles T. Goulding Repatriated

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TSgt. Charles T. Goulding was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Project Recover located his downed B-24 in January 2004 and is honored to play a vital role in his repatriation.  Project Recover humbly acknowledges TSgt. Goulding’s service and sacrifice and the enduring loss to his family. We are grateful and honored to play a vital role in bringing him home. The repatriation of TSgt. Goulding helps resolve generational grief and awaken us to gratitude, hope, love, and unity. This is the legacy of our MIAs and their final mission. Keeping America’s Promise to bring our MIAs home is a mission for every American. TSgt. Charles T. Goulding TSgt. Charles T. Goulding, 21, was a radio engineer on …

SSgt. Leland D. Price Repatriated

SSgt. Leland D. Price Repatriated

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SSgt. Leland D. Price was accounted for today by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Project Recover located his downed B-24 in January 2004 and is honored to play a vital role in his repatriation.  Project Recover humbly acknowledges SSgt. Price’s service and sacrifice, as well as the enduring loss to his family. We are grateful and honored to play a vital role in bringing him home. The repatriation of SSgt. Price helps resolve generational grief and awaken us to gratitude, hope, love, and unity. This is the legacy of our MIAs and their final mission. Keeping America’s Promise to bring our MIAs home is a mission for every American. SSgt. Leland D. Price SSgt. Leland D. Price, 22,  was the …

First Officer William B. Simpson Repatriated Feature Image

F/O William B. Simpson Repatriated

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F/O William B. Simpson, 22, was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Project Recover located his downed B-24 in January 2004 and is honored to play a vital role in his repatriation.  Project Recover humbly acknowledges F/O Simpson’s service and sacrifice, as well as the enduring loss to his family. We are grateful and honored to play a vital role in bringing him home. The repatriation of F/O Simpson helps resolve generational grief and awaken us to gratitude, hope, love, and unity. This is the legacy of our MIAs and their final mission. Keeping America’s Promise to bring our MIAs home is a mission for every American. F/O William B. Simpson F/O William B. Simpson, 22, was the …