From the July 21st AP Newsbreak.
Forensic scientists are conducting tests on a skull unearthed from the bottom of Pearl Harbor to determine if it was a Japanese pilot (also might have been a Japanese sailor from one of the mini submarines, at least one of which got in the harbor that fateful day).
The skull was found by an excavation crew dredging the harbor. After early analysis, they are 75% sure it was a Japanese skull. It is not from an ancient Hawaiian group or from anyone currently listed as missing. Items found with it like forks, scraps of metal and a Coca-Cola bottle date the skull as being from the 1940s.
During the attack, 55 Japanese airmen were killed in the 29 aircraft shot down. The US lost 2,400 service men.
No Japanese remains have been found in the harbor since World War II. The skull was dredged up April 1st and put out to dry as are all dredging debris at the harbor.
It Is Neat When a Part of History Accidentally Comes to Light Like This. --Cooter
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