The remains of those killed at Pearl Harbor are identified and reburied.

The remains of almost 400 American soldiers killed in the attack of the Japanese army on Pearl Harbor in 1941 year, will be exhumed for identification and further reburial in separate graves.

Sailors and Marines from the battleship Oklahoma, sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1941, were buried in a mass grave in Hawaii. Their remains were brought there during a special operation in 1942-44.

As stated by representatives of the Pentagon, identification will be made using modern criminological examinations and DNA analysis, as well as with the participation of the descendants of the dead soldiers.

Japan’s attack on the US military base at Pearl Harbor 7 in December 1941 of the year was the reason for the United States to enter World War II.

Oklahoma was one of several American ships sunk. In total, more than 2400 people died.

“Not all families will receive individual confirmation, but we will strive to respond to as many families as possible,” said Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work.

So far, the remains of 35 dead from 429 have been identified.

Tom Gray told The Associated Press that he and his family have been trying for more than 70 years to get a decent burial for his cousin Edwin Hopkins, who died aboard the Oklahoma.

Even though it's an honor to be buried in a national cemetery, he said, "it's not right for a 19-year-old to give up his young life and end up in a mass grave marked 'Unknown Soldier.'