Carrie LeGarde, M.A.
Anthropologist
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
B.A., Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology Option, University of Montana, 2009 B.A., Biology, Human Biology Option, University of Montana, 2009 M.A., Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology Option, University of Montana, 2012 Ph.D., Applied Anthropology, University of South Florida, In Progress (PhD Candidate)
Ms. LeGarde is an anthropologist at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at Offutt AFB in Nebraska. She was born and raised on a cattle ranch in Central Montana and attended the University of Montana in Missoula, MT for her undergraduate and graduate degrees. During this time, Ms. LeGarde was employed by the Montana State Crime lab as a Forensic Firearm, Evidence, and Autopsy Technician.
Ms. LeGarde joined the DPAA Laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in June 2012 after completing her master’s degree. She has primarily served as an anthropologist on Commingled Human Remains projects and eventually became the Project Lead for the USS Oklahoma Identification Project at the Nebraska Laboratory. Ms. LeGarde also serves as the Scientific Recovery Expert on field recovery missions conducted by DPAA.
