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In 2009, Thomas Crotty's grand nephew, Michael Kelly, in an attempt to identify Crotty's remains, reached out to the DOD agency responsible for recovering missing military personnel, the [[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency|Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)]]. In 2017, the DPAA had Crotty's and other unknown remains disinterred and flown to [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam|Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii]]. |
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In 2009, Thomas Crotty's great nephew, Michael Kelly, in an attempt to identify Crotty's remains, reached out to the DOD agency responsible for recovering missing military personnel, the [[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency|Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)]]. In 2017, the DPAA had Crotty's and other unknown remains disinterred and flown to [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam|Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii]]. |
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The DPAA declared that "Unknown X-2858 Manila #2 Cemetery" was Thomas Crotty on September 10, 2019. The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System helped identify Crotty using [[DNA sample]]s from his nephews and nieces. Crotty's remains were subsequently flown back to his hometown of Buffalo, arriving at [[Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station|Niagara Falls Air Force Base]] on November 1. [[Andrew Cuomo]], the [[Governor of New York]], ordered all state government buildings to fly their flags at [[Half-mast|half mast]] in honor of Crotty. |
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The DPAA declared that "Unknown X-2858 Manila #2 Cemetery" was Thomas Crotty on September 10, 2019. The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System helped identify Crotty using [[DNA sample]]s from his nephews and nieces. Crotty's remains were subsequently flown back to his hometown of Buffalo, arriving at [[Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station|Niagara Falls Air Force Base]] on November 1. [[Andrew Cuomo]], the [[Governor of New York]], ordered all state government buildings to fly their flags at [[Half-mast|half mast]] in honor of Crotty. |
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