Archaeology in New Orleans and Abroad
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After 73 years, the remains of a Tuskegee airman lost over Europe may have been found
The Washington Post
Alternate link:
https://www.al.com/news/2019/03/tuskegee-airman-laid-to-rest-75-years-after-his-death.html
PBS NOVA documentary excerpt
Here’s a link to an excerpt from the PBS NOVA documentary The Last B-24, which featured our work on helping to recover the remains of Tuskegee Airman Capt. Lawrence Dickson:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/finding-a-lost-wwii-tuskegee-airman/
Livestream of DPAA’s work on MIA recoveries
You can also see a Livestream from a 2017 session on the DPAA’s work on MIA recoveries (including Dr. Gray) at the link here:
https://livestream.com/nww2m/events/7937246/videos/166097155
Americans are currently carrying out excavations to find the remains of a 1944 crashed pilot.
kleinezeitung.at
Faculty and Students Search for Remains of a Missing American World War II Pilot
University of New Orleans to Lead Joint Effort to Recover Missing World War II Airman in Austria
The Tuskegee Airmen played a vital role in the African American war for “Double Victory” — victory over the Axis powers and victory over racism at home.
The National World War II Museum
News on Dr. Gray’s recent WWII MIA recovery in Europe. PBS NOVA documentary excerpt. Livestream of DPAA’s work on MIA recoveries. Podcast on research at the St. Peter Street Cemetery. The City Beneath the City: Archaeology of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans will collaborate with the University of Innsbruck in Austria this summer to lead a joint effort to excavate the site of a World War II aircraft crash, in the hopes that the excavation will help the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency...