Thread: B-17G crewman identified
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Old 17th July 2012, 19:23
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Re: B-17G crewman identified
"In 1991, a German national who was digging a grave in the cemetery in Neustaedt discovered a metal U.S. military identification tag and notified officials. German burial law restricted further site investigation until 2007, when the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) surveyed the area. In 2008, the site was excavated and the team recovered human remains and military equipment. "

Excuse my ignorance, but why would German burial law restrict the excavation of an obvious MIA case for 16 years?
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