Airman Found Frozen in Mountains Arrives at Military Lab
Jaymes Song
Associated Press
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Hickam Air Force Base, (Hawaii):
The well-preserved remains of a World War II airman found frozen in the Sierra Nevada arrived at a military laboratory for identification."The body is in very good condition after 63 years. The skin is mummified and the bones are very well preserved," Paul Emanovsky, an anthropologist with the Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command, said Monday.
"Whether an identification can be made quickly, or if it takes awhile, depends on the availability of medical records."A pen, small notebook, hair comb and coins were recovered inside the airman's Army uniform, officials said.
His dog tags were not immediately found, but a badly corroded name badge on the uniform will be examined, Emanovsky said.
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Maj. Rumi Nielson-Green said officials at JPAC's Central Identification Laboratory have narrowed the list of possible missing servicemen to fewer than 10 individuals, but the list could change any time.
The airman, apparently a Caucasian with fair hair, was flown to Hawaii in a blue body bag inside a U.S. flag-draped metal casket. It was transported to the lab in a military van and unloaded by four soldiers.
Oct 25, 2005
Jaymes SongAssociated Press
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Hickam Air Force Base, (Hawaii):
The well-preserved remains of a World War II airman found frozen in the Sierra Nevada arrived at a military laboratory for identification."The body is in very good condition after 63 years. The skin is mummified and the bones are very well preserved," Paul Emanovsky, an anthropologist with the Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command, said Monday.
"Whether an identification can be made quickly, or if it takes awhile, depends on the availability of medical records."A pen, small notebook, hair comb and coins were recovered inside the airman's Army uniform, officials said.
His dog tags were not immediately found, but a badly corroded name badge on the uniform will be examined, Emanovsky said.
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See Archives:
Frozen Body May Be WWII Airman
Experts Examine WWII Airman's Frozen Body
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Maj. Rumi Nielson-Green said officials at JPAC's Central Identification Laboratory have narrowed the list of possible missing servicemen to fewer than 10 individuals, but the list could change any time.
The airman, apparently a Caucasian with fair hair, was flown to Hawaii in a blue body bag inside a U.S. flag-draped metal casket. It was transported to the lab in a military van and unloaded by four soldiers.
Oct 25, 2005
