Hundreds of Skeletons of American Soldiers in Papua

 Hundreds of Skeletons of American Soldiers in Papua

Hundreds of skeletons of US soldiers buried in Papua will be transferred to their home country. evaluation in Jakarta," he said.In the Pacific War of 1944, American troops under General Douglas MacArthur succeeded in defeating Japanese troops in Papua. "Mac Arthur made Ifar Gunung Sentani, Jayapura Regency the command headquarters for the Southwest Pacific. From his base in Sentani, while drinking ice cream, MacArthur planned attack on the Philippines," he said.

Hari suspects that the skeletons of these American soldiers are sometimes mixed with the skeletons of Papuans and those of Japanese soldiers, so forensic examination of the bones is necessary to distinguish them.

"In addition, in repatriating the bones of American soldiers, it is also necessary to pay attention to the findings, namely artifacts from the Pacific War, skeletons of American soldiers who died in the battles of the Pacific War, in Jayapura Regency, Sarmi Regency, Biak Numfor Regency, Papua Province and Tambrauw Regency in West Papua Province.