The Pentagon says that DOD analysts have identified the remains of 10 airmen who were deemed missing in action from World War II. They were crewmen aboard a B-24 returning to New Guinea on April 16, 1944, following a bombing mission over Hollandia when bad weather forced their aircraft to alter course to another airstrip. It never made it. Wreckage was found in 2001 in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea, and subsequent excavations recovered various remains. The 10 identified are 2nd Lt. George Archer (Oklahoma), 2nd Lt. Raymond Cooley (Texas), 2nd Lt. Donald Grady (Pennsylvania), 2nd Lt. Dudley Ives (Texas), SSgt. Joseph King (Michigan), SSgt. Thomas Knight (Illinois), SSgt. Norman Nell (Missouri), TSgt. Richard Sargent (Pa.), SSgt Blair Smith (Pa.), and TSgt. Steve Zayac (Ohio).
Billy Mitchell: Lessons a Hundred Years Hence
Dec. 16, 2025
Exactly 100 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1925, Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell was convicted by court-martial for violating an order that required approval before he could engage with the media. Mitchell’s provocative thoughts and unorthodox methods sought attention for a cause that he saw as uniquely American
