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 ... previously unidentified U.S. soldiers killed in World War II have been identified, but over 70,000 remain ...

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 ...

Image caption, 4/7: Once out in the Pacific, the Code Talkers were involved in battles between 1942 and 1945, including Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Peleliu and Tarawa ... World War Two? WW2: How ...

Battle-hardened Merritt Edson declared that determined Jap resistance, rather than U.S. mistakes, caused the losses on Tarawa and would cause more on other islands. Marines particularly resented ...