Remains of USS Arizona crew members buried as unknowns to be exhumed from a Hawaii cemetery
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- The U.S. military plans to exhume the remains of 88 unknown sailors and Marines from the USS Arizona, buried in Honolulu, to use advanced DNA technology for identification after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
- Disinterments are scheduled to begin in November or December, with remains removed in small groups and DNA compared to samples from family members of missing troops.
- This effort builds on previous successful DNA identification projects for other Pearl Harbor ships, such as the USS Oklahoma and USS West Virginia.
- The USS Arizona remains underwater with over 900 servicemen entombed; only those buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific will be exhumed.
- The initiative follows advocacy by families and organizations like Operation
