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Like their former enemies, they, too, were sprayed with sodium arsenite and then prepared for burial. “Transfer and interment of remains was accomplished with due honors,” an administrative Army report stated. “Each body was wrapped in a blanket and covered with an American flag for movement.” The burial teams kept detailed records to identify each dead GI.
Island Infernos: The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944
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