Corporal James Dimitri Otto, USMC, was originally listed as Wounded in Action (WIA) at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, on 20 November 1943, and reportedly evacuated to an unknown destination for further treatment. A thorough search was made of the records of hospitals/hospital ships in the area to which he could have been transferred, but all efforts to locate him were unsuccessful. He was deemed unrecoverable, and a finding of death was made by the Secretary of the Navy on 21 November 1944.
After nearly 72 years listed as Missing in Action (MIA), Cpl Otto's remains were recovered at Tarawa in June of 2015 by History Flight, Inc., an NGO specializing in MIA search and recovery. Cpl Otto's remains were transferred to the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, which announced a positive identification on 01 December 2015. CPL Otto's remains were returned to his family, and he was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on 08 December 2015.
Cpl Otto continues to be memorialized in the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. A rosette has been placed next to his name to signify that he is no longer missing.
Please visit FAG Memorial #155315508 to see Cpl Otto's final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, and to learn more about his life, recovery, and homecoming. Special thanks to History Flight for their tireless work, and to Jennifer Morrison, Independent/Volunteer Forensic Genealogist, for her efforts to tell Cpl Otto's story.
After nearly 72 years listed as Missing in Action (MIA), Cpl Otto's remains were recovered at Tarawa in June of 2015 by History Flight, Inc., an NGO specializing in MIA search and recovery. Cpl Otto's remains were transferred to the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, which announced a positive identification on 01 December 2015. CPL Otto's remains were returned to his family, and he was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on 08 December 2015.
Cpl Otto continues to be memorialized in the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. A rosette has been placed next to his name to signify that he is no longer missing.
Please visit FAG Memorial #155315508 to see Cpl Otto's final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, and to learn more about his life, recovery, and homecoming. Special thanks to History Flight for their tireless work, and to Jennifer Morrison, Independent/Volunteer Forensic Genealogist, for her efforts to tell Cpl Otto's story.
Corporal James Dimitri Otto, USMC, was originally listed as Wounded in Action (WIA) at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, on 20 November 1943, and reportedly evacuated to an unknown destination for further treatment. A thorough search was made of the records of hospitals/hospital ships in the area to which he could have been transferred, but all efforts to locate him were unsuccessful. He was deemed unrecoverable, and a finding of death was made by the Secretary of the Navy on 21 November 1944.
After nearly 72 years listed as Missing in Action (MIA), Cpl Otto's remains were recovered at Tarawa in June of 2015 by History Flight, Inc., an NGO specializing in MIA search and recovery. Cpl Otto's remains were transferred to the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, which announced a positive identification on 01 December 2015. CPL Otto's remains were returned to his family, and he was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on 08 December 2015.
Cpl Otto continues to be memorialized in the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. A rosette has been placed next to his name to signify that he is no longer missing.
Please visit FAG Memorial #155315508 to see Cpl Otto's final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, and to learn more about his life, recovery, and homecoming. Special thanks to History Flight for their tireless work, and to Jennifer Morrison, Independent/Volunteer Forensic Genealogist, for her efforts to tell Cpl Otto's story.
After nearly 72 years listed as Missing in Action (MIA), Cpl Otto's remains were recovered at Tarawa in June of 2015 by History Flight, Inc., an NGO specializing in MIA search and recovery. Cpl Otto's remains were transferred to the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, which announced a positive identification on 01 December 2015. CPL Otto's remains were returned to his family, and he was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on 08 December 2015.
Cpl Otto continues to be memorialized in the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. A rosette has been placed next to his name to signify that he is no longer missing.
Please visit FAG Memorial #155315508 to see Cpl Otto's final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, and to learn more about his life, recovery, and homecoming. Special thanks to History Flight for their tireless work, and to Jennifer Morrison, Independent/Volunteer Forensic Genealogist, for her efforts to tell Cpl Otto's story.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from California.
