UW MIA Recovery and Identification Project
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We are the University of Wisconsin-Madison Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project.
The UW Missing In Action (MIA) Recovery and Identification Project (RIP) primary mission is to enhance the identification of our missing United States Armed Forces from past wars. The current focus is on recovery and identification of World War II US Forces in the European Theater. Four scholarly disciplines are engaged in the discovery, careful exhumation and the identification of remains: History, Archaeology, Forensics and Genetic Analysis. Researchers and student veterans from across these disciplines are building a multi-disciplinary team to help accelerate the recovery of lost service members. In 2014 the Center helped identify the remains of PFC Lawrence S. Gordon, a United States soldier who was killed in action on August 13, 1944, but whose remains were later misidentified as a German soldier. The project's primary goal is to identify new technologies to enhance the recovery and identification process and apply these technologies towards the final goal, repatriation.
09/25/2026
With the just now concluded Recovery Innovation and Technology Summit (RITS) conference at University of Wisconsin-Madison, there was also a poster session where undergraduate and graduate students had a chance to present their research.
Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency
09/24/2026
Wednesday, September 23rd, was a full day of lectures at the Biotechnology Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus as part of the Recovery Innovation Technology Summit (RITS) which brought together experts from a variety of backgrounds including History, Archaeology, DNA Technology, Geography and GIS as well as government and academic partners.
Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency
UW-Madison Science Outreach
09/23/2026
The UW Recovery, Innovation and Technology Summit (“RITS”) got underway yesterday evening at the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus; bringing together a variety of experts from such fields as archaeology, DNA technology, history to name just a few. Also involved was the Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency
09/03/2026
Dr. Ryan Wubben is the team physician and is a Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. He has been with the program since 2015, and this is his seventh DPAA field mission.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency
University of Wisconsin Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
09/03/2026
Members of our team were able to attend this repatriation ceremony yesterday, we thank the U.S. Embassy - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea for the invitation.
09/01/2026
Charles Konsitzke is our team lead, whose day job is serving as the Associate Director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Biotechnology Center, and is the founder and leader of the UW MIA group since its inception in 2014-2015. This is his 10th DPAA mission.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency
UW-Madison Science Outreach
08/29/2026
Dr. Gregg Jamison is the Lead Archaeologist for the team. He has a Ph.D in anthropology/archaeology from the University of Wisconsin. This is his 9th recovery mission and second in PNG.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency
08/25/2026
Chloe Apo is 2023 graduate of the University of Papua New Guinea (UPMG) with a combined degree focusing on archaeology, anthropology and sociology. This is her first DPAA mission.
Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University Of Papua New Guinea
08/24/2026
Mary Koro graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology, Sociology, and Archaeology from the University of Papua New Guinea. She is currently working on an Honors Thesis in Archaeology at UPNG. This is her first DPAA recovery mission.
The University Of Papua New Guinea
Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency
University of Wisconsin-Madison
08/22/2026
Brian Foster works for ACS Logistics to help support DPAA and academic partner teams in the field. He has worked in both the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea supporting MIA recovery missions.
Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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