Across the Java Sea, valuable metals from these WWII war graves were being scraped, plundered, and sold for profit, with little regard for the remains of fallen sailors left in the wrecks.

Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 16, No. 1 (MARCH 2021), pp. 39-56 (18 pages) Three Dutch naval ships, HNLMS De Ruyter, HNLMS Java and HNLMS Kortenaer, were lost during the Battle of the Java Sea ...

The Coast Guard carries out dozens of burials at sea in a given year, but one World War II veteran got a unique farewell.