Accounted For: Joseph F. Boschetti
PFC Joseph F. Boschetti, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with A/1/18th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.
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Accounted For: Quentin W. McCall
Cpl. Quentin Weldon McCall, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with I/3/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.
Accounted For: Norman A. Buan
PFC Norman Alfred Buan, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with C/1/2nd Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.
Accounted For: Jack B. Van Zandt
PFC Jack Benson Van Zandt, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with A/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.
Accounted For: Robert J. Hatch
PFC Robert James Hatch, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with D/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.
Accounted For: Louis Wiesehan, Jr.
PFC Louis Wiesehan, Jr., killed in action at Tarawa while serving with F/2/8th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.
Accounted For: John R. Bayens
PFC John Richard Bayens, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with B/1/6th Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.
Accounted For: Justin G. Mills
1Lt. Justin Green Mills, killed in action at Tarawa while serving with C/1/2nd Marines, has been accounted for according to a DPAA press release.
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 1924, one of seven children … Continue reading Accounted For: PFC Paul David Gilman
Silver Stars
They were not friends in life, these men. They were not even passing strangers. Each spent the short arc of his life in total ignorance of the other’s existence. Outwardly, … Continue reading Silver Stars
Back From Tarawa: James, Newell, and Murray
Note: Post updated to include PFC Murray, announced 20 June. Today, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency today released the news that two more Marines killed in action at Tarawa have … Continue reading Back From Tarawa: James, Newell, and Murray
State of the Site Update
A couple of site updates to ring in the new year. First and most importantly: the number of unaccounted-for Marines has just decreased by five. I have a regular (at … Continue reading State of the Site Update
