GRAVES REGISTRATION REPORT

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Subject: GRAVES REGISTRATION REPORT                                      

Unit: 1 MARDIV    

Parent Organization: 1 MEF       

Box ID: BX600057

Folder Title: vol 13 - graves  registration  report                                                           

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              it had been determined that squads of Graves Registrations

         personnel would be assigned to Combat Service Support Detachments

         where they would follow manuever units in combat. They also would

         have several larger collection points at the Direct Support Command

         and Fleet Hospital Five.

              As things developed, it was decided that Graves personnel

         would be consolidated at CSSD-10 to support the let Marine

         Division and at Direct Support GrOUP-2 for the 2nd Marine

         Division. Sweeps, or searches for specific remains would be

         directed from the DSC. Fromn the DSC, Graves began flying to crash

         or battle sites to recover remains.

              They recovered remains from a Light Armored Vehicle which had

         been mistakenly hit by friendly fire by an Air Force A-10, firing

         a Maverick missile, in late January. The effects of the missile

         had been catastrophic for the crew of the vehicle.

              They recovered remains of two pilots of an AH-IT Cobra

         which had crashed in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Additionally, a

         serch and recovery was conducted for the crew of a UH-IN Huey 3

         Feb.

              LtCol Cassady said he was prepared, as best he could be, for

         the 700 remains per day that was expected during the early days of

         the ground offensive. Fortunately, that never developed.

              As it turned out, The Marines lost only 11 Marines during

         the 100-hour war. The Graves Registration Marines turned to

         looking for burial sites or remains in the bunkers bypassed

         during the offensive. A typical day would see them searching
  A*     bunkers within the MARCENT sector, until given a specific mission.


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File Room = oct96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
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Folder Title = vol 13 - graves registration report
Folder Seq # = 37
Subject = GRAVES REGISTRATION REPORT
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 04-NOV-1996