Navigating Identity: The Intersection of Social and Biological Identity from the World War II Battle of Tarawa.

The 1943 Battle of Tarawa resulted in the loss of approximately 1,000 US service members on or around Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Republic of Kiribati. Nearly half these casualties were accounted for after the battle. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has worked to identify the remaining ∼510 unaccounted-for service members and has successfully identified ∼160 service members to date.