陆战队中士。 Robert F. Van Heck,自二战以来失踪,80年后查明身份;为1月7日安葬。 Marine Sgt. Robert F. Van Heck, missing since WWII, identified 80 years later; burial set for Jan 7.

美国海军陆战队中士 U.S. Marine Sgt. 自第二次世界大战以来失踪的Robert F. Van Heck在Tarawa Atoll岛的Betio岛发现他的遗体后80年就已经查明身份。 他在1943年战斗第一天死亡。 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. 他的身份通过DNA分析得到了确认,他将于2025年1月7日被埋葬在伊利诺伊州。 His identification was confirmed through DNA analysis, and he will be buried in Illinois on January 7, 2025. 尽管查明了近1 700名以前不为人所知的二战士兵,但仍有70 000多名士兵下落不明。 Despite the identification of nearly 1,700 previously unknown WWII soldiers, over 70,000 remain unaccounted for.