The Missing Six of the 7th Marines on Peleliu By James Witkoski, M.A., Research Analyst 4 October 1944- Umurbrogol Pocket, Peleliu, Palau. By 4 October 1944, the 1st Marine Division (1st MarDiv) had been fighting on Peleliu for almost a month. They were up against some of the toughest terrain in the Pacific. Peleliu’s Umurbrogol Pocket was a vast maze of cement hard ridges, valleys, and caves that the Japanese had spent years preparing these defenses. One Marine veteran …
How Project Recover uses sonar technology to find U.S. aircraft and the service members still missing aboard them By Mark Moline, Co-Founder Project Recover and University of Delaware Professor One of Project Recover’s biggest challenges is searching the seafloor for aircraft that went down during World War II and other conflicts. We’re not looking in small areas, either. Some search zones are as large as Walt Disney World. To survey an area that big on land, you’d fly over it …
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 …
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 …
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’s work with Stockbridge High School Underwater Robotics Team is a cornerstone educational initiative and the brainchild of Flip Colmer.
Project Recover used Mixed Reality (MIR) on iPads, a fleet of AUV and ROV equipment, videos, and panel of experts to teach 100 students on the USS Midway.
Project Recover is partnering with Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation to teach to 120 students from High Tech High School aboard the USS Midway Museum.
