Carter, Robert Junior
Marines Private

Robert Junior Carter, age 19, from Oregon.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 1943
Death details: On November 10, 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private Robert J. Carter, missing from World War II. Private Carter entered the U.S. Marine Corps from Oregon and served in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division. He was reportedly killed in action on November 20, 1943, during the assault on Betio Island during the invasion of Tarawa. Private Carter’s body was not recovered following the battle. In 2015, the nongovernmental organization History Flight Inc. discovered a burial site on Betio and recovered human remains. DPAA scientists analyzed these remains and were able to individually identify Private Carter.

Source: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency