After six years of diligent analysis, Laboratory scientists with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) - Offutt Laboratory, bring the USS Oklahoma Project to an end. The project was DPAA’s effort to identify remains belonging to the Sailors and Marines who perished during the attacks on Pearl Harbor that occurred on Dec. 7, 1941. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation. (U.S. Army video edited by Sgt. Edward Randolph)
In 1950, they simply knew him as “padre.” They have since referred to him as the bravest man they’ve ever known, their hope, their idol, their savior, and have even called him “God’s man.” He’s attributed to saving their lives, both literally and figuratively. He performed miracles during some of the darkest moments in history, when all hope had been lost. It may be called the “forgotten war,” but they will ensure his name is remembered by all.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced the 300th identification of a previously unaccounted-for service member from the USS Oklahoma was made at the DPAA Laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska on Jan. 28.
