Nephew James C. Johnson (L) receives a flag from U.S. Marine Corps Command Sergeant Major Joseph Gray (R) during the burial of Private First Class James Bernard Johnson May 31, 2016 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Johnson was assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division during WWII. He died sometime on the first day of battle against the Japanese, November 20, 1943, in an attempt to secure the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands after landing.