A joint U.S.-Japan investigation team was dispatched for the first time in 2024 to Iwoto Island, formerly known as Iwojima, to recover the remains of U.S. soldiers who perished at the fierce battle site in the Pacific between the two countries, a senior U.S. defense official said in a recent interview.Kelly McKeague, director of the U.S. government's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, told Kyodo News that the team made progress in cross-referencing archival records and exchanging information as part of efforts to recover around 100 U.S. military personnel, out of the 6,821 who died in the B…READ FULL ARTICLE
