The Power Of Government Interagency And External Partnerships

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Applying the Power of Partnerships to the Search for America's Missing in Action", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

A Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer was conducting an unarmed reconnaissance mission when the aircraft was brought down by foreign aircraft. Ten crew members manning the Privateer are still unaccounted for. In March 2020, a cooperative investigation between Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Naval History & Heritage Command Underwater Archaeology Branch, and Voice of the Ocean was conducted on a wreck site that may be associated with the lost aircraft.

This investigation led to the recovery of nine artifacts which are currently at NHHC UA. One of the goals is to provide evidence that these artifacts belong to a Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer. This presentation will delve into the current researched and treatment of these artifacts that will help aide in the identification of the aircraft.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Applying the Power of Partnerships to the Search for America's Missing in Action   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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Contact(s): Nicole Haddow