Arthur Summers News Today

>> that vow is on display this veterans day weekend as military retirees and archeologists excavate and return the remains of a world war ii marine from a battlefield in the pacific back to the u.s. cnns mike valerio has the story. >> this is his steel helmet, totally corroded. >> reporter: its a precious relic returned from the sands of what once was a lonely pacific battlefield. >> its a gold ring. >> reporter: possessions from don and davids uncle, gunnery sergeant arthur summers. an american...

A while ago my old school friend, Dan O’Rourke, sent me some wonderful photos of the ancient Tecumseh Hotel which his family owned for much of the first half…

Gunnery Sgt. Arthur Summers was 27 when he was shot and killed while fighting Japanese soldiers in the 1943 Battle of Tarawa. For 76 years, his remains were lost on a small island among hundreds of missing Marines.