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 …
Kelly Family Shares MIA Research On Memorial Day 2013, Scott Althaus did what he thought every family should do on Memorial Day; he began searching WWII records for his family’s war heroes and MIAs. One of the men he wanted to research was his cousin once removed, 2nd Lt. Thomas Kelly, Jr., who had been Missing In Action (MIA) since 1944. Lt. Kelly served as a bombardier in an 11-member crew aboard a B-24 bomber called Heaven Can Wait. Their …
As locating World War II MIAs makes national headlines, more people want to research their family’s MIA. This post outlines the first three steps to take.
