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flag Marine Sgt. Robert F. Van Heck, missing since WWII, identified 80 years later; burial set for Jan 7.

flag U.S. Marine Sgt. flag Robert F. Van Heck, missing since World War II, has been identified 80 years later after his remains were found on Betio Island in the Tarawa Atoll, where he died on the first day of battle in 1943. flag His identification was confirmed through DNA analysis, and he will be buried in Illinois on January 7, 2025. flag Despite the identification of nearly 1,700 previously unknown WWII soldiers, over 70,000 remain unaccounted for.

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