{"id":2253881,"date":"2024-05-27T16:26:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T20:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-believes-it-knows-where-missing-wwii-pilot-is-puts-out-desperate-call-for-help\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T16:29:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T20:29:49","slug":"us-believes-it-knows-where-missing-wwii-pilot-is-puts-out-desperate-call-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-believes-it-knows-where-missing-wwii-pilot-is-puts-out-desperate-call-for-help\/","title":{"rendered":"US Suspects WWII Pilot&#8217;s Location, Seeks Urgent Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-believes-it-knows-where-missing-wwii-pilot-is-puts-out-desperate-call-for-help%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2253881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This commentary article, written\u200c by\u200b George C. Upper III on Memorial \u2063Day, 2024, involves a fitting homage\u2063 to a fallen \u200cWWII \u2063hero. The US Defense Department has sought assistance\u200b from Cotswold Archaeology in England, to unearth \u2064the remains of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot who went missing in 1944. Achieving this \u2063despite the crash\u200d site&#8217;s challenging conditions, \u200dincluding waterlogged terrain\u2062 and thick vegetation, embodies the \u2063spirit of Memorial Day. It \u2064stands\u200b as a testament to the bravery \u2063of past \u2064soldiers and a commitment \u2063to bringing\u200d them home. However, the search isn&#8217;t confined to one\u2064 pilot; over 72,000 WWII service members haven&#8217;t been accounted for yet. The mission not only honors individual\u200d sacrifices but also remembers the broader goal of preserving freedom, symbolizing unity between U.S. and U.K. in the face of adversity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/%20\"><span>George C. Upper III<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 27, 2024 at 11:49am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>It\u2019s a fitting activity for Memorial Day.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Defense Department has called out for help from Cotswold Archaeology to uncover the remains of a pilot officially listed as missing since his B-17 Flying Fortress bomber went down in East Anglia, England, in 1944.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be working at an exceptionally special site for the next six weeks,\u201d the company wrote in a Facebook post last week. \u201cThis woodland is the final resting place of a WWII B-17 pilot whose plane came to earth when the controls failed in 1944.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Defense POW \/ MIA Accounting Agency have tasked us with recovering remains of this young man, termed MIA after his load of 12,000lbs of Torpex exploded on impact,\u201d the post explained. \u201cThis excavation will not be easy \u2014 the crash crater is waterlogged and filled with 80 years\u2019 worth of sediment, the trees and undergrowth are thick, and all soil must be meticulously sieved to hopefully recover plane ID numbers, personal effects, and any human remains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll take you with us over the coming weeks, as we do what we can to return him home,\u201d the post concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The area became the headquarters of the Allies\u2019 \u201cBomber War\u201d to defeat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/churchill-fdr-said-fight-hitler-preservation-christian-civilization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hitler\u2019s Germany<\/a> in World War II, according the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalww2museum.org\/events-programs\/educational-travel\/mighty-eighth-in-england\/sept-6-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018This is an almost impossible endeavour and the significant thing is that we try, despite that\u2019 said Lead Archaeologist, Sam Wilson, and he couldn\u2019t be more right,\u201d the group wrote in a Memorial Day post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are 30 of us on our B-17 site today, a third are US citizens including our downed pilot,\u201d the post said. \u201cWe<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-secy-of-state-pompeo-doubtful-of-who-covid-investigation\/\" title=\"Fmr Secy. of State Pompeo doubtful of WHO COVID investigation\">\u2019ve needed<\/a> to shovel out the debris and bucket most of the crater water by hand, to avoid losing or damaging any fragile remains, and (as you know) it seems to have done nothing but rain, at times entirely negating our efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will this pilot be brought home?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite having plenty of hard work to do, the team was planning a moment to remember those men and women who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/many-americans-forget-reason-memorial-day-grateful-dutch-people-preserving-memory-field-white-crosses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gave everything<\/a> they had to keep our two nations \u2014 the U.S. and U.K. \u2014 safe and free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 3pm today we\u2019ll be switching off the pumps and generators, and downing tools, as we take a moment of silence on Memorial Day to reflect on lives lost,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Images accompanying both posts showed just what a challenge the team faced, including several feet of accumulated muck and mud through which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-patriot-jovan-pulitzers-team-is-being-shot-at-after-they-were-given-directive-to-identify-fraudulent-ballots-in-fulton-county\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Patriot Jovan Pulitzer\u2019s Team Is Being Shot At! \u2013 After They Were Given Directive to Identify Fraudulent Ballots in Fulton County\">team members<\/a> had to search.<\/p>\n<p>The name of the pilot Cotswold is searching for has not been released, but more than 72,000 World War II service members have yet to be accounted for, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/archaeologists-search-crash-site-world-war-ii-bomber-remains-lost-us-pilot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>CBS reported that another team with the Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency was working in Normandy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-french-authorities-report-sixth-fatality-new-caledonia-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France<\/a>, to locate another three missing airmen whose plane went down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anniversary-d-day-approaching-soul-stirring-sight-appears-normandy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D-Day<\/a> after being hit by anti-aircraft fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a real honor being here on this recovery mission,\u201d Air Force Master Sgt. Raul Castillo said of that mission, which he was leading. \u201cIt\u2019s a humbling experience, and I\u2019m happy to help bring the full accounting of the missing to their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s a more fitting activity for Memorial Day, I don\u2019t know what it is. Let\u2019s pray that these boys will be located and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sonny-boy-saunders-laid-to-rest-in-texas-80-years-after-pearl-harbor-welcome-home-and-god-bless-you\/\" title=\"\u2018Sonny Boy\u2019 Saunders Laid to Rest in Texas 80 Years After Pearl Harbor: 'Welcome Home and God Bless You'\">brought back home<\/a>, where they belong.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">desperately needed truth<\/a> to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44802\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44802\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44802\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44802\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44802\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>George Upper is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Western Journal and was a weekly co-host of &#8220;WJ Live,&#8221; powered by The Western Journal. He is currently a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. A former U.S. Army special operator, teacher and consultant, he is a lifetime member of the NRA and an active volunteer leader in his church. Born in Foxborough, Massachusetts, he has lived most of his life in central North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  George Upper, is the former editor-in-chief of The Western Journal and is now a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. He currently serves as the connections pastor at Awestruck Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Army special operator, teacher, manager and consultant. Born in Massachusetts, he graduated from Foxborough High School before joining the Army and spending most of the next three years at Fort Bragg. He holds bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in English as well as a Master&#8217;s in Business Administration, all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He and his wife life only a short drive from his three children, their spouses and his grandchildren. He is a lifetime member of the NRA and in his spare time he shoots, reads a lot of Lawrence Block and John D. MacDonald, and watches Bruce Campbell movies. He is a fan of individual freedom, Tommy Bahama, fine-point G-2 pens and the Oxford comma. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Foxborough, Massachusetts <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Beta Gamma Sigma <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  B.A., English, UNCG; M.A., English, UNCG; MBA, UNCG <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  North Carolina <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Faith, Business, Leadership and Management, Military, Politics <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Memorial Day 2024, the U.S. Defense Department, engaging in a fitting activity, urgently sought Cotswold Archaeology&#8217;s assistance. Their mission? To locate the remains of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot, officially missing since 1944 when his plane crashed in East Anglia, England. 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