He died 74 years ago in the Battle of Tarawa, one of the bloodiest clashes between U.S. forces and Japan in World War II. That’s where we want him to be.’ ”More than 70 years after Marine Pvt. Harry K. Tye was killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, Tincher on Tuesday honored his grandmother’s wishes and saw his uncle buried at Arlington National Cemetery. [Remains of sailor killed at Pearl Harbor finally make their way home]More than 82,000 service members remain missing, nearly 90 percent lost during World War II, according to the Defense Department. “It gives me hope that they can align with this administration to bring every American soldier home, whether they’re from World War II or Korea or Vietnam or Iraq or Afghanistan.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2017 23:23 UTC