According to the DPAA, the remains of nearly 1,700 previously unidentified U.S. soldiers killed in World War II have been identified, but over 70,000 remain unaccounted for. Of the roughly 1,000 U.S.

In 2017, one set of remains — labeled as Tarawa UnknownX-265 — was disinterred ... unidentified U.S. soldiers killed in World War II have been identified, but over 70,000 remain unaccounted ...

The remains of a Marine killed in World War II were identified and are scheduled ... resistance on the island of Betio, part of the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Island chain. After days of fighting ...

The remains of a Marine who died fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II were buried with honors ... who died taking part in the Battle of Tarawa over the Gilbert Islands in November ...

Navy spokesmen last week tried to correct the impression at home that Tarawa’s cost had been too high (TIME, Dec. 13). Dead, wounded & missing were fewer than the previously announced 3,583.

Robert F. Van Heck. Van Heck was killed during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943 during World War II. He was 25 years old. His remains went unidentified for decades until scientists were able to prove ...