Starvin Larry

July 27, 2015

ByLorra B.

After 72 years the bodies of 36 unidentified US Marines killed during the Second World War are returning to America.

It was in Japan and on the island chain of Tarawa that one of the bloodiest battles claimed more than 6000 lives, 1000 of which were US Marine lives.

The 36 remains “were recovered by a group called History Flight and were flown to Pearl Harbour where a ceremony was carried out yesterday to mark their repatriation,” according toDaily Mail.

It is the plan of the Marines to return the remains to their families once they have been identified. The identification process has been started by History Flight and completing this process will be done by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, bringing closure to so many military families.

According toMilitary.com, there are approximately 520 US troops still unaccounted for…