Pentagon to identify 388 killed in attack on Pearl Harbor

The Pentagon has decided to exhume and conduct DNA examination and identification of 388 bodies of soldiers killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

and conduct DNA examination and identification of 388 bodies of soldiers killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor."The remains of 388 unknown sailors and marines, who served on the USS Oklahoma, will be taken from a cemetery this year for DNA testing," TASS cited the Ministry of Defense.As the military leadership confirmed, most of the crew of the battleship will be identified after the exhumation. "The remains will be transferred to the military laboratory of Hawaii," the report says.According to the First Deputy Secretary of Defense, Bob Work, the remains "will be returned to relatives as quickly as possible." "They will be buried with full military honors," the statement said.

"The remains of 388 unknown sailors and marines, who served on the USS Oklahoma, will be taken from a cemetery this year for DNA testing," TASS cited the Ministry of Defense.

As the military leadership confirmed, most of the crew of the battleship will be identified after the exhumation. "The remains will be transferred to the military laboratory of Hawaii," the report says.

According to the First Deputy Secretary of Defense, Bob Work, the remains "will be returned to relatives as quickly as possible." "They will be buried with full military honors," the statement said.