tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459115842890402911.post5760158539173446115..comments2024-03-07T09:34:46.092-06:00Comments on ABT UNK: Tombstone Tuesday: USS Arizona SurvivorsAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902380558583190500noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459115842890402911.post-53628972789529531012010-11-10T21:38:55.851-06:002010-11-10T21:38:55.851-06:00Yes, Anonymous. From the same NPS FAQ mentioned a...Yes, Anonymous. From the same NPS FAQ mentioned above: <br /><br />"Out of a crew of 1,511 only 334 survived. Due to the immense fire, only 107 crewmen were positively identified. The remaining 1,070 casualties were placed into three categories: (1) Bodies that were never found; (2) Some bodies were removed from the ship during salvage operations. These remains were severely dismembered or partially cremated, making identification impossible (DNA testing was unheard of in 1941). These bodies were placed in temporary mass graves, and later moved and reburied and marked as unknowns, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in 1949; (3) Bodies located in the aft (rear) portion of the ship. These remains could have been recovered, but were left in the ship due to their unidentifiable condition, indicating most crew members died from the concussion from the massive explosion."Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902380558583190500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459115842890402911.post-17395475967345000302010-10-26T00:50:59.509-05:002010-10-26T00:50:59.509-05:00were there any bodies still inside the ship when i...were there any bodies still inside the ship when it went downAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459115842890402911.post-66130057171641372792010-06-23T22:12:33.349-05:002010-06-23T22:12:33.349-05:00I knew G. S. Flanagan Jr. Nice person gone too so...I knew G. S. Flanagan Jr. Nice person gone too soon.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783462987513339019noreply@blogger.com