Feb 18, 2020

Kansas Marine killed during island battle in WWII identified

Posted Feb 18, 2020 7:00 PM
Raymond Warren photo courtesy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/1937646/marine-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-warren-r/">The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency </a>
Raymond Warren photo courtesy The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

SILVERDALE, Kan. (AP)— The remains of a Kansas Marine who died in World War II fighting in the Gilbert Islands have been identified.  U.S. Marines Corps Reserve Pfc Raymond Warren was 21 when he was killed in 1943 during the Battle of Tarawa.

After his burial site was discovered in 2015, his nephew, Warren Cooper, of San Diego, and his niece submitted mouth swabs.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced this month that his remains had been identified, in part through DNA.