U.S. Army Capt. Jackson Smith, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team leader, listens to Dr. Kyle McCormick, DPAA scientific recovery expert, teach what to look for while wet screening during a recovery mission on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, July 17, 2024. The team excavate and sift through dirt in search of clues to locate missing personnel lost during the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II. There are approximately 72,000 missing personnel unaccounted-for from World War II. Of those, 374 are unaccounted-for from Guadalcanal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings)
Date Taken: | 07.17.2024 |
Date Posted: | 08.28.2024 06:18 |
Photo ID: | 8608785 |
VIRIN: | 240717-F-IK176-1010 |
Resolution: | 7360x4912 |
Size: | 14.33 MB |
Location: | GUADALCANAL, SB |
Web Views: | 19 |
Downloads: | 2 |
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