UXO Concerns in Search for Remains

Anchorage, Alaska A joint U.S. and Japanese search team has traveled to Attu Island in Alaska to search for remains of troops killed in action during WWII. It is estimated that 540 America and 2,300 Japanese soldiers were killed when the U.S. recaptured the island in 1943. The team is reportedly taking safety precautions due to concerns over the potential for encountering UXO. The team will use GPR survey equipment to help locate buried remains as well as to avoid potential UXO.