American flight #1213 is bringing home PFC Raymond Warren of the United States Marine Corps. PFC Warren was “Killed in Action” on November 20, 1943 in the Battle of Tarawa. The battle took place during World War II on the Island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean. PFC Warren was 21 years old and was from Silverdale, Kansas.

American flight #1213 is bringing home PFC Raymond Warren of the United States Marine Corps. PFC Warren was “Killed in Action” on November 20, 1943 in the Battle of Tarawa. The battle took place during World War II on the Island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean. PFC Warren was 21 years old and was from Silverdale, Kansas.