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Marines Return WWII Remains to Arlington in Mass Grave Reinterment
The 2nd Raider Battalion Marines killed in the 1942 Makin Atoll raid are honored at Arlington National Cemetery as 13 unknowns are moved from a South Pacific battlefield. Gen James Jones notes the raid boosted morale while forensic teams identified none of the remains. A horse drawn caisson bears the casket of the unidentified Marines amid family witnesses.
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Pacific Island
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Marine Band
Arlington National Cemetery
South Pacific
Makin Atoll
Gilbert Islands
Bill Fisher