WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Jason K. Goldwater, 27, killed during World War II, was accounted for May 1, 2025.
In the summer of 1943, Goldwater was a member of 69th Bombardment Squadron, 42d Bombardment Group (Medium). He was killed on July 10 when his North American B-25C-1 Mitchell medium bomber crashed on takeoff from Carney Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. His remains were not recovered after the war, and he was declared nonrecoverable.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Goldwater's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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