Sgt. Robert F. Van Heck, of Chicago, Illinois, was 25 years old in 1943 when he was killed during the U.S. campaign in the ...

The remains were discovered in March on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa, which was the scene of a three-day battle with the Japanese in November 1943. US defence department officials plan to transport ...

The return home for Sgt. Robert Van Heck, who died taking part in the Battle of Tarawa over the Gilbert Islands in November ...

Robert Van Heck's family receieved an ominous letter from the Marine just minutes before learning he was killed, according to ...

"It was an exhilarating experience to see him here, back where he belongs," said Warren Hayden, half-brother of the fallen World War II ... in the Pacific Rim, stormed the beaches of Tarawa ...

Month after month, on islands like Tarawa ... Ienaga, Saburo. The Pacific War, 1931-1945: A Critical Perspective on Japan's Role in World War II. New York: Pantheon Books, 1978.

A U.S. Marine who sent an ominous letter home before he went missing in action during World War II ... Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In 2017, one set of remains — labeled as ...