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 …
Project Recover Welcomes New Advisory Council Member
Renee Kleszczewski brings passion and dedication to help return American service members missing in action. Project Recover, a global nonprofit dedicated to repatriating American service members missing in action and providing answers and closure to MIA Gold Star Families, is proud to announce the appointment of Renee Kleszczewski to its Advisory Council. “We are thrilled to welcome Renee to the Project Recover Advisory Council,” said Derek Abbey, President & CEO of Project Recover. “Renee’s passion to help return American service …
Project Recover and its Partners Announce New Mission: Locate US Air Force C-54 Skymaster and Aircrew Gone Missing in Yukon, Canada in 1950
On January 26, 1950, a U.S. Air Force C-54 Skymaster (serial number 42-72469), departed Anchorage, Alaska for Great Falls, Montana. The aircraft was carrying 42 U.S. servicemen and a mother and child. U.S. Air Force C-54 Skymaster As the aircraft crossed into Yukon, Canada, they radioed the tiny outpost of Snag to report they were flying in heavy icing conditions. The plane never checked in with the next outpost located 100 miles away. Despite extensive search efforts involving both military …
Cleveland Airman Missing Since World War Two Identified and Returning Home
Friday, February 28th – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has publicly announced that they have positively identified the remains of 2nd Lt. Robert T. McCollum who had been missing in action since 1944. McCollum entered the U.S. Army Air Forces from Cleveland, Ohio. 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. McCollum was a bombardier assigned to the 565th Bombardment Squadron, 389th …
Remains of Wichita Airman Positively Identified 80 Years After Final Mission
February 25, 2025 – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), in partnership with Project Recover and other experts in the field, has announced that they have positively identified the remains of 1st Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson, who had been Missing In Action since World War II. The 24-year-old from Wichita, KS served as pilot 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 …
Project Recover Welcomes New Advisory Council Member
Major General William J. Walker, USA (Ret.) Chief Security Officer, Allied Universal, brings leadership expertise and passion to help return American service members missing in action Project Recover, a global nonprofit dedicated to repatriating American service members missing in action (MIA) and providing answers and closure to MIA Gold Star Families, is proud to announce the appointment of Major General William J. Walker (Ret.) to its Advisory Council. “We are honored to welcome MG Walker, Chief Security Officer for Allied Universal, …
Remains of Wappinger Falls Airman Positively Identified 80 Years After Final Mission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2025 – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), in partnership with Project Recover and other experts in the field, has announced that they have positively identified the remains of Staff Sergeant Eugene J. Darrigan who had been Missing In Action since World War II. The 26-year-old from Wappinger Falls, NY served as radio operator in a B-24 bomber named Heaven Can Wait that was shot down over a remote bay in Papua New Guinea on …
Project Recover Welcomes New Advisory Council Members
Rear Admiral Frank Thorp IV, USN (Ret), Bridget Guerrero CBCP, and Stacy McCarthy PCC bring their leadership expertise and passion to help return American service members missing in action Project Recover, a global nonprofit dedicated to repatriating American service members missing in action and providing answers and closure to MIA Gold Star Families, is proud to announce the appointment of three distinguished leaders to its Advisory Council. Rear Admiral Frank Thorp IV, USN (Ret); Bridget Guerrero, Director, Security Strategy and …
Project Recover Announces New Mission: Locate US Air Force B-52 and Aircrew Gone Missing Offshore Texas Coast in 1968
For supporters looking to donate to the Texas B-52 Mission Campaign, please visit Texas B-52 Mission fundraising campaign. “Rog 88” was the pilot’s abbreviated, almost casual response to the duty controller’s request for a radio check. On hearing that standard radio-communications exchange over the intercom of his remote radar bomb scoring (RBS) site on the Texas shoreline, the young radar operator broke lock on the massive B-52 bomber he’d been tracking and repositioned the antenna atop his trailer 140° to …
