Cannon Falls man searches for MIA troops
A Cannon Falls man who travels the world looking for the remains of U.S. troops still missing in action has found another 21 dog tags.
Eighty-year-old Bryan Moon spent two weeks earlier this month in the jungles of Papua-New Guinea. It was his sixth trip the South Pacific Island.
While there, he says bought 21 dog tags from American servicemen from local villagers. He doesn't know if they were left behind or are from missing troops.
The tags have been turned over to the U.S. Army Recovery Unit in Hawaii for further investigation.
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Moon says he also found two "killing fields" where local people say Japanese troops executed American and Australian prisoners of war. He turned over that information as well.
Moon and his volunteers have now made 23 trips in search troops still considered missing in action during World War II.
- Information from: Post-Bulletin, http://www.postbulletin.com
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