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Tanggok v. Busan clarification[edit]

The various sources I see suggest that Busan and Tanggok are a final collection point for remains. It is not clear that these are two separate locations. The present location of the cemetery is on a peninsula that juts out north-east of the main Busan harbor. With that in mind, I cannot see that it is on the lines of communication that one would expect. At the same time, Tanggok is not clearly defined on various maps. The Dutch Wikipedia shows it in the same location as the Busan location. But the Dutch WP is non-sourced, and I would expect remains to be taken to a railhead or road terminal. So I am not sure one way or the other. With that in mind, I've written the article with an eye towards using Tanggok as a collection point and Busan as the final burial cite. To add to the mystery, it seems that various individual memorials at the UNMCK website have pdf copies of the burial and casualty reports for casualties now buried at UNMCK. I have not used these reports as sources in the article IOT avoid OR. (In fact, I have not looked at these burial reports recently. As I recall, various burial reports refer to Tanggok as a collection point, thus indicating that the present UNMCK was the final destination.) With these factors in mind, I think GA status (and perhaps a DYK listing) will stimulate some interest in the UNMCK and thereby help in clarification. Overall, though, I do not think this is a critical editing issue. The article is, IMO, well sourced and neutrally presents the important information – that this is the only UN cemetery in the world and that the young men who are buried there should get a little WP attention. – S. Rich (talk) 07:40, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I think I've answered my own question. Tanggok and the UNMC are the same place. In looking at these maps of the area: [1] and [2] show a US War Department/Navy map from 1946 which has Tanggok exactly were the UNMC is located. I shall revise the text to clarify. – S. Rich (talk) 17:40, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Remains id 2017[edit]

In 2017 the remains of a unknown US soldier temporally buried 1951 in Busan were identified http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1108168/soldier-missing-from-korean-war-accounted-for-quintana/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.5.93.225 (talk) 15:56, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. The notice says the remains were eventually buried in Hawaii. – S. Rich (talk) 21:43, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Further comment. To clarify from the news release, Quintana was first buried in Masan, then transferred to the lab in Japan. He was never in Busan. Masan was one of several UN Military Cemeteries. This article is focused on the UN Memorial Cemetery. – S. Rich (talk) 17:33, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]