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Originally Posted by Growler
Hadn't thought of that; did it do so for the Hunley salvage? Makes sense that it could.
So here's a question - why was Hunley salvaged, and not treated as a war grave, but the one we're discussing here is considered such? Is it because there's only one nation involved in the case of the Hunley, and two sovereign nations for the U-boat?
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Maybe but the the Hunley actually was treated as a war grave. All the remains that were recovered in the boat when they took the silt out were identified and reburied with full military honors.
http://www.hunley.org/main_index.asp?CONTENT=CREWB
One interesting note is before reburial they made casts of the crews skulls which allowed them to recreate what they looked like in life.
http://www.hunley.org/main_index.asp...CREWB_PROFILES
Don't think i'd want that done to my Great Grandfathers bones...