About the Book

Book Unveils the Real Search
for WWII MIAs After the War

This astounding book is a true-life puzzle documenting the search for World War II American Personnel Missing in Action in the South Pacific. The research is occasionally funny, often sad, and it reveals startling facts never before known about the attempted recovery of soldiers missing in war, including the author’s uncle.

The Search That Never Was: The Untold Truth about the 1948-49 Search details the painstaking look for WWII MIAs in the South Pacific arena. The log of that search, which was only declassified in 2010, reveals some very surprising facts that have never before been made public.

Author J.L. Wright spent more than 10 years trying to pinpoint the details surrounding the disappearance of his uncle, Lloyd Richard Morgan, a U.S. Navy aviation radioman 2nd class, who was aboard a B-24 bomber that left Guadalcanal for a mission on July 17, 1943. His plane never returned. The book not only reveals what happened to the aircraft and crew, but also describes the process of search and recovery of MIA personnel clear up to present day. These warriors should never be forgotten!

About the Author

J.L. Wright is a Lutheran pastor of a small congregation in Snyder, Texas. He is also a retired federal prison chaplain and a disabled veteran who served more than 13 years in the U.S. Air Force. He holds degrees from Wayland Baptist University, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, and Luther Seminary. “Most of the records from WWII are still classified. Lloyd’s mother, my grandmother, lived to be 105, and she kept and treasured every letter and memento. The long-held secrecy concerning what had happened kept her from knowing the truth.”