In 2000, 58 years after the raid, the remains of 19 Marines were found on Makin Island through bioarchaeological excavation and recovery, then sent to the Defense Department's Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii, where they were identified.
Pada tahun 2000 (58 tahun setelah serangan), sisa-sisa 19 orang Marinir ditemukan di Pulau Makin melalui penggalian dan pemulihan bioarkeologi, kemudian dikirim ke Laboratorium Identifikasi Pusat milik Departemen Pertahanan di Hawaii, dimana mereka diidentifikasi.