Lieutenant Robert McCollum, missing in action during WWII since 1944, was honored by family and supporters following the discovery of his remains. A DNA test conducted by his niece resulted in the identification of his remains, which were found in the Baltic Sea. The emotional homecoming was marked by a procession led by San Jose first responders, allowing family members finally to lay him to rest. This closure is significant for the family, who endured decades of uncertainty regarding McCollum's fate after his bomber crashed in Europe.
They had forensics, they had almost a complete skeleton of Robert in his plane with his gun, his bones were still in his boots under the ocean off the coast of Denmark.
My grandparents never knew what happened to their only son. They went to their grave not knowing if he was a prisoner of war or if he died or if he was disabled.
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