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DOD Team Searching for Missing WWII Airmen in France

  • Defense Media Activity - Proper
  • May 13, 2024 | 1:00

A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in France from April to May, 2024. DPAA members were searching for missing personnel lost during the D-Day invasion in France, a pivotal event of World War II. There are approximately 1,438 missing personnel from World War II in France.