Maine Public Original Productions

A Solemn Promise

Special | 28m | Video has closed captioning.

Lt. Ernest Vienneau was co-piloting a B-17 over the Adriatic Sea when it was shot down in the fall of 1944 sparking a search spanning more than 75 years. The Vienneau family never lost faith that someday they would find their lost relative, actively searching for him over the years. With help from the military, civilian experts, and even a filmmaker, they finally found closure.