Queens Marine who died on Pacific island during World War II battle gets heroic homecoming

NY Daily News ^ | June 10, 2016 | Seth Bookey, Michael Cruz, Nancy Dillon

[oh8eleven]

More than 70 years after dying on a beach in World War II, Queens-bred Marine John F. Prince is finally coming home.

His remains were excavated from a nondescript parking lot on Betio Island in the central Pacific, identified through dental records and due to arrive in New York next week for a burial with full military honors at Calverton National Cemetery, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Friday.

[oh8eleven]

Note that this recovery is being conducted by a Florida nonprofit called History Flight. WTF isn't Øbama and the government doing this?????

[null and void]

I think you know the answer to that.

[Larry Lucido]

The Prince of Queens?

RIP, Marine.

[PROCON]

WTF isn't Øbama and the government doing this?????

Obama is too busy spending money on the incoming Syrian "refugee" invasion.

RIP Marine!

[exit82]

Always Faithful.

Nice to know that the remains of 30 other Marines were recovered from the same resting place.

[exit82]

FYI. Article says the remains of 30 other Marines recovered from the same location.

Battle of Tarawa—Nov. 1943

[FirstFlaBn]

Wasn’t this site the subject of a military channel show 6-8 years ago? Remember, the search was spearheaded by a vet who was an Amtrac driver who was there? The site was mentioned in reports, but either the cemetery map was missing or in error.

Wonder if this vet is still with us? He was really determined - and outraged at the government’s disinterest.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks exit82.