The return home for Sgt. Robert Van Heck, who died taking part in the Battle of Tarawa over the Gilbert Islands in November of 1943, comes after scientists were able to identify his previously ...

During several days of intense fighting, Japanese forces were decimated, and about 1,000 U.S. Marines and sailors were killed. Van Heck died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20, 1943.

U.S. service members participate in the dignified transfer and repatriation ceremonies for approximately 36 U.S. Marines who died during World War II at the battle of Tarawa.

Private Richard Gordon Wright, a U.S. Marine who died at the age of 20 during World War II's Battle of Tarawa, has been identified after eight decades. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO ...

Pvt. Richard Gordon Wright, a Marine killed in World War II, was laid to rest in Oklahoma City after his remains were identified through DNA testing. He was buried next to his grandfather in a plot ...

Pvt. Richard Gordon Wright, an Oklahoma Marine killed in World War II during the battle of Tarawa, was honored at a busy airport as he returned home after 82 years.