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Remains of U.S. Marine from Brooklyn Killed in WWII Found 75 Years Later

By Teddy Grant | July 25, 2017 10:34am

BROOKLYN— The remains of a Brooklyn-born U.S. marine, who was killed almost 75 years ago fighting in World War II, have been found, according to the U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. 

Pvt. Joseph C. Carbone, who served in the 2nd Marine Division, was killed on the first day of combat in the Battle of Tarawa on Nov. 20, 1943. He was one of more than 3,000 U.S. Marines killed or injured during the battle on the Pacific Island of Betio, the agency said.

Carbone’s name was memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site for those who disappeared during WWII. A rosette will be placed next to Carbrone’s name indicating that his remains were found.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams expressed his appreciation that Cabrone’s remains were found after so many years.

“This news helps to fill a hole in our collective hearts, one that we may not recognize every day but one that aches for the thousands of Brooklynites who died in World War II,” Adams said in a statement.

Funeral services at this time are pending, according to Pentagon officials.