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World War II
World War II ended in a clear-cut victory giving the U.S. access to the battlefields so extensive searches for fallen service members could be conducted. Nevertheless, many U.S. personnel were never recovered and so the U.S. government continues its effort to it's comrades lost during WWII. In recent operations, remains have been recovered from WWII crash and gravesites in Europe and the Pacific, returned to Hawaii and identified by the Central Identification Laboratory (CIL). Additionally, teams have conducted excavations in Panama, Okinawa, the Solomon Islands, Makin Island, Wake Island, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, China and other locations. More than 78,000 Americans are unaccounted for from WWII with an estimated 35,000 deemed recoverable. (Others were lost at sea or entombed in sunken vessels.) JPAC is dedicated to those lost in World War II and deploys teams world-wide approximately five times a year with missions lasting 35 to 60 days depending on the location, terrain and recovery methods.


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Latest News

Six JPAC recovery teams consisting of approximately 72 personnel departed Hickam AFB this week to conduct recovery operations in Europe and the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Two recovery teams will conduct operations associated with missing Americans from World War II. The first team will be searching for information associated with a B-24 airplane crash in Hungary, while the other recovery team will gather information on a B-17 airplane crash in Austria. This is the 07-1EU mission in Europe.

Evidence gathered from all missions will be transferred to the JPAC Central Identification Laboratory for analysis

[leobold1]

I've heard of this group. They do good work. They're the main field team when you hear about someone who's been identified from WWII. But, they never get the credit.