Accounted For: J. L. Hancock
PFC J. L. Hancock, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with B/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.
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Identifying A Betio Cemetery
A long-uncaptioned photo of a Tarawa burial ground creates a question: Cemetery 27 or Cemetery 13? Using contextual clues, we can prove its idenity.
The Fourth Row
How a row of thirty graves on Betio was laid out and then lost, forgotten and then found.
Accounted For: PFC Paul David Gilman
This morning, the DPAA announced that PFC Paul David Gilman has been accounted for as of 17 May 2018. Paul was born on 11 January… Read More »Accounted For: PFC Paul David Gilman
History Flight announces new finds
According to this Associated Press article, Mark Noah and History Flight have located the remains of 13 more Marines lost in the battle of Tarawa –… Read More »History Flight announces new finds