Chicago Marine killed in WWII gets burial with honors after ID through DNA — WGN Evening News
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The return home for Sgt. Robert Van Heck, who died taking part in the Battle of Tarawa over the Gilbert Islands in November of 1943, comes after scientists were able to identify his previously discovered remains.
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