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Announcement: Summer 2008
RU Field School to Search for Remains of Marines Killed During
Battle of Guadalcanal
In July, Radford University’s
Forensic Science Institute (RU FSI) will sponsor a field school
in archaeology and geophysical survey at Guadalcanal in the
Solomon Islands (ANTH 493
–
3 hours credit). RU students, under the supervision of RU
anthropologists Cliff and Donna Boyd and geophysicist Rhett
Herman will attempt to locate the remains of members of the US
Marine Goettge Patrol killed during the August 1942 Battle for
Guadalcanal.
There have
been several attempts to locate the remains of this patrol over
the past 20 years. Most recently, a private organization,
Greatest Generation MIA Recoveries, has been collecting
documentation on the patrol and its history. This organization
says it has located the most likely site for the recovery of
these remains and has asked the RU Forensic Science Institute
for assistance.
The goal of the field school is to positively identify the
location of the WWII marines’
remains and the training of students in archaeological survey
and geophysical remote sensing techniques. If the remains are
found, the U.S. Army Joint POW Command Central Identification
Laboratory in Hawaii will be notified to direct the removal of
these individuals.
The RU FSI is accepting student applications for participation
in the 2008 Radford University Field School in Archaeology and
Geophysical Survey. Registration for this course is limited and
is by permission of anthropology professor Cliff Boyd. For more
information, see the RU FSI website
rufsi.asp.radford.edu
and click on the link
“Research
and News.”
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