A photo of World War II U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Arthur B. Ervin, along with his dog tags, is on display in the Chisago City, Minn., home of his niece, Nita Kay, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

A memory on a mantel On Friday — the 80th anniversary of Ervin’s death — his 13-year-old great-niece, Lilly, reflected on her family’s journey from Saipan to Chisago City to Honolulu: ...

Four years later, her family gathered again as Dyer’s brother, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Arthur Ervin Jr., was laid to rest at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii ...

U.S. forces landed on Saipan on June 15, 1944, with two Marine divisions, the 2nd and the 4th, making the initial beach assaults and losing some 2,000 men on the first day alone.