At Tarawa the Navy learned that 3,000 tons ... wiping out scattered Japs on other, smaller islands. South Battle. The Army found the going slower on Kwajalein Island, whose strong pockets held ...

Harry Hill, who command the task force attacking Tarawa, called Betio ... Honor for their actions during the battle — three of them posthumously. The island was steeped in carnage.

HILLSIDE, Ill. — The remains of a Marine who died fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II were buried with honors in Hillside Tuesday. The return home for Sgt. Robert Van Heck, who ...