Pacific Wrecks

Missing In Action (MIA)

Prisoners Of War (POW)

Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)

Chronology

Sgt John H. Branic in Marine Corps uniform
On August 19, 1942 Killed In Action (KIA) atop Hill 73 on Guadalcanal and buried by his company. His remains were discovered in 1992 during the construction of the Gaudalcanal Memorial.
Credit: USMC via FindAGrave Date: 1942
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