Remains of WWII Marine return home after 80+ years missing in action

A World War II Henderson County Marine's remains will make their return home 83 years after his death.
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US, allies clean up WWII explosives left on Solomon Islands battlefields

Explosive ordnance technicians from six countries helped remove more than 3,200 World War II-era bombs, shells and bullets from the Solomon Islands this month. Sixty-five U.S. soldiers and Marines ...
Military.com

WWII Marine Raider Missing for 83 Years in the Solomon Islands Finally Identified

Pfc. Norton Retzsch, a Marine Raider from Cincinnati, went missing during a 1943 battle in the Solomon Islands. DPAA used his great-niece's DNA to finally bring him home.
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Unseen Danger Beneath the Surface: 80 Years After the War's End, Solomon Islands Faces Ongoing Threat from WWII Explosives - The HALO Trust Reports

HONIARA, Solomon Islands, Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Exactly 80 years after the end of World War II in the Pacific, Solomon Islands, site of the Battle of Guadalcanal, is still grappling with a ...
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Unexploded WWII Munitions Found Near Solomon Islands School

Workers at a school in Solomon Islands discovered a buried stockpile of World War II munitions as they "dug a hole for sewage", police said Tuesday.