Divers have discovered the wreckage of a World War II bomber in the Baltic Sea, helping to solve an 80-year mystery. Second Lt. Milton L. Hymes Jr., a 22-year-old airman from Savannah, Georgia, was on a mission to Germany when his B-24 bomber collided with another B-24 and crashed into the sea off the coast of Denmark.
Bringing a Veteran Home
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency worked with the Royal Danish Navy to recover evidence from the wreckage, which ultimately led to the identification of Hymes’ remains. In 2025, Hymes was laid to rest with full military honors at Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah.
According to retired Maj. Gen. Kelly McKeague, director of the agency, the mission to find missing service members is about more than just closure for families. It also serves as a promise to service members serving today that the country will spare no expense to bring them home if they go missing.
For families still waiting for answers, advances in technology are providing new tools to identify the missing. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues its work around the world, searching for Americans who never made it home.
Original reporting: KCCI Des Moines — read the source article.
