The young Marine had written: "Don't count on me coming home this spring as we had planned ... Years after Van Heck's death, the remains of all U.S. soldiers found on Tarawa were sent to Hawaii for ...

Read Next: Air Force Veteran Tells the Story of Hidden Health Risks at Nevada Test Site In November 1943, Marines were facing heavy Japanese resistance on the island of Betio, part of the Tarawa ...

The young Marine had written ... Years after Van Heck's death, the remains of all U.S. soldiers found on Tarawa were sent to Hawaii for analysis. Remains that could not be identified, including ...

Marine Corps Sgt. Harold Hammett's family ... Graves Registration Company centralized all of the American remains found on Tarawa at Lone Palm Cemetery for later repatriation, the DPAA said.

In the lashing fire of Tarawa marines saw him again. His arms were still folded and his voice was as calm as if he had been sitting at a desk in Washington. Last week marines learned that Merritt ...

Robert Van Heck, who died taking part in the Battle of Tarawa over the ... one-quarter of the 12,000 Marines in the battle were killed or wounded, many were never found. Van Heck’s remains ...