Bodies of 139 WWII Marines entombed on Pacific atoll

Discussion in 'World War 2' started by liverpool annie, Nov 29, 2008.

  1. liverpool annie

    liverpool annie New Member

    Heres a man on a mission ..... I do hope he makes it !

    A Florida man's quest to find hundreds of U.S. Marines buried anonymously after one of World War II's bloodiest battles could lead to the largest identification of American war dead in history.

    Researchers used ground-penetrating radar, tediously reviewed thousands of military documents and interviewed hundreds of others to find 139 graves. There, they say, lie the remains of men who died 65 years ago out in the Pacific Ocean on Tarawa Atoll.

    Mark Noah of Marathon, Fla., raised money for the expedition through his nonprofit, History Flight, by selling vintage military aircraft rides at air shows. He hopes the government will investigate further after research is given to the U.S. Defense Department in January - and he hopes the remains are identified and eventually returned to the men's families.

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  2. Antipodean Andy

    Antipodean Andy New Member

    Excellent news, Annie.
     

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