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Washington State Mission

Michelle Abbey June 13, 2024 MIA Searches, Mission Reflections, News, Team 3 Comments

On Sunday, May 26th, we woke up to some light Seattle rain showers and temps in the low 50s. After a quick breakfast at Corner Café, CEO Derek Abbey, COO Adrian De La Rosa, Dir. of Community & Donor Relations Michelle Abbey, and new Team Member MaryJane Harris, now fondly known as the Central Oregon Team, set off for the potential crash site of a WWII era plane. Mission information The call came in several months ago when someone had just learned of our work and reached out with a note that he had some information about a possible stateside site if we were interested. He used to own a boat shop in the Pacific Northwest. He grew to know …

Finding MIAs: The Impact on MIA Families

Harry Parker May 12, 2020 Families, MIAs 14 Comments

Finding MIAs represents a new beginning for MIA families. Service members whose remains are located decades later bring families and communities together.

William Punnell, WWII Pilot, Accounted For By DPAA

Harry Parker June 30, 2017 News 2 Comments

July 14, 2017 – The DPAA announced that they have accounted for Navy Reserve Lt. William Q. Punnell, WWII Pilot. In March 2014, Project Recover located the underwater wreck of an F6F Hellcat associated with missing World War II pilot. The discovery and relevant documentation were shared with the U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) so that DPAA could initiate the proper procedures for official identification, recovery and repatriation of this missing serviceman. On June 30, 2017 DPAA announced, “Navy Reserve Lt. William Q. Punnell, killed during World War II, has now been accounted for.” It has been the privilege of the entire Project Recover team to locate Lt. Punnell and give honor to his ultimate sacrifice, as well …