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Alberth Wakum, a collector of war relics on the Indonesian island of Biak, displays some of the dog tags he has found on June 10, 2021. More than 75 years after the Battle of Biak ended, collectors are still finding remnants of the fight, and U.S. authorities are hoping to bring closure to families of soldiers still missing. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

Alberth Wakum, a collector of war relics on the Indonesian island of Biak, at a site believed to have been a World War II battlefield on June 11, 2021. More than 75 years after the Battle of Biak ended, collectors are still finding remnants of the fight, and U.S. authorities are hoping to bring closure to families of soldiers still missing. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

A boy on the Indonesian island of Biak prepares his spear gun for a fishing expedition under water on June 12, 2021. More than 75 years after the Battle of Biak ended, collectors are still finding remnants of the fight, and U.S. authorities are hoping to bring closure to families of soldiers still missing. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

Eating utensils and a canteen in a collection of war relics found on the Indonesian island of Biak is displayed on June 10, 2021. More than 75 years after the Battle of Biak ended, collectors are still finding remnants of the fight, and U.S. authorities are hoping to bring closure to families of soldiers still missing. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

A beach on the Indonesian island of Biak, believed to have been the site of a U.S. military encampment during the monthslong battle for the island during World War II, on June 11, 2021. More than 75 years after the Battle of Biak ended, collectors are still finding remnants of the fight, and U.S. authorities are hoping to bring closure to families of soldiers still missing. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

A compass in a collection of war relics found on the Indonesian island of Biak is displayed on June 10, 2021. More than 75 years after the Battle of Biak ended, collectors are still finding remnants of the fight, and U.S. authorities are hoping to bring closure to families of soldiers still missing. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

A grenade in a collection of war relics found on the Indonesian island of Biak is displayed on June 10, 2021. More than 75 years after the Battle of Biak ended, collectors are still finding remnants of the fight, and U.S. authorities are hoping to bring closure to families of soldiers still missing. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

A safety razor in a collection of war relics found on the Indonesian island of Biak is displayed on June 10, 2021. More than 75 years after the Battle of Biak ended, collectors are still finding remnants of the fight, and U.S. authorities are hoping to bring closure to families of soldiers still missing. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

A hut on the Indonesian island of Musaki shelters more than 30 skulls and a large pile of human bones, believed to be those of Japanese soldiers, on June 14, 2021. More than 75 years after the Battle of Biak ended, collectors are still finding remnants of the fight, and U.S. authorities are hoping to bring closure to families of soldiers still missing. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

A traditional seafood market on the Indonesian island of Biak, where many make a living fishing, on June 12, 2021. More than 75 years after the Battle of Biak ended, collectors are still finding remnants of the fight, and U.S. authorities are hoping to bring closure to families of soldiers still missing. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).