History Flight

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.

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.

PFC Frank L. Athon, Jr., killed in action at Tarawa while serving with A/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.

PFC Charles D. Miller, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with A/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.

PFC Mervin D. Galland, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with A/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.

PFC Thomas F. Johnson, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with B/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.

PFC Robert D. Jenks, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with D/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.

Private Howard E. Miller, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with A/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.

PFC Harold W. Hayden, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with A/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.

Sergeant George R. Reeser, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with A/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.