For 80 years, the family of a Kansas City 18-year-old killed during WWII was left to wonder what ... approximately 12 miles ...

After the expensive Tarawa assault on the Gilberts in November ... all the way to Kwajalein, largest atoll of them all (and reportedly the chief supply station for the Marshalls group).

South Tarawa was actually the site of a major battle in World War II. There are many historical sites and memorials to explore on the atoll related to that era. Since Kiribati is part of ...