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flag U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Governale, missing since 1943, was identified in 2025 and honored at the Manila American Cemetery.

flag Staff Sgt. flag Nicholas J. Governale, a 22-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces gunner, was accounted for 82 years after his B-25C Mitchell bomber crashed off Guadalcanal on July 10, 1943. flag Declared nonrecoverable in 1949, his name was on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery. flag In 2017, the DPAA and Project Recover found wreckage near Koli Point. flag After years of recovery and analysis, his identity was confirmed in May 2025. flag His remains were returned, and a rosette now marks his name as accounted for, fulfilling a promise to never leave a service member behind.

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