13 November 2015 Tarawa Marine Returns Home 72 Years After the Battle HONOLULU - Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency performed a dignified transfer of remains, Nov. 12, 2015, for Cpl. Roger K. Nielson, a Marine killed during the WWII Battle of Tarawa.The Battle of Tarawa took place Nov. 20 1943 on the small island...