Army lab analyzes
remains possibly
from Dec. 7
Two sets of unidentified remains buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl are believed to be those of Navy servicemen killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor.
The U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, on Wednesday disinterred caskets containing the remains. They had been buried in graves marked "Unknown."
The remains were taken to the lab at Hickam Air Force Base, where officials said the identification process could take months or even years.
The officials said they believe they have sufficient historical research and medical records to identify the individuals.
Much of the research was initially provided by a Honolulu historian, which in turn led to further research by lab staff, they said.
Six other sets of unidentified remains at the cemetery have been disinterred by the lab since 1999. Two have been positively identified.