The remains of a Second World War soldier killed in France nearly 80 years ago have been identified and will be reburied in the national cemetery

A. World War II The soldier killed in the mountains of France during the German attack in 1944 has been identified and his body will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. VirginiaMilitary officials said this week.

Jeremiah P. Mahoney, 19, of Chicago, was killed on January 17, 1945, during a weeks-long battle in the Vosges Mountains of France.

Mahoney was assigned to the Army’s Anti-Tank Company, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, and his unit supplied and reinforced the regiment during the conflict.

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Photo by Mahoney Army — Jeremiah P. Mahoney, 19, of Chicago, was killed on January 17, 1945, during a weeks-long battle in the Vosges Mountains of France.

The Defense POW/MIA Agency (DPAA) said: “At some point on January 17, Mahoney was killed, but was unable to recover his body as his unit was forced to withdraw from the area due to the intensity of the fighting.” A release on Thursday. “Since there was no record of German forces capturing Mahoney and no remains were found, the War Department issued a ‘Death Determination’ in January 1946.”

His death occurred just four months ago Germany surrendered To Allied forces in France in May 1945.

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Mahoney’s remains were recovered by the American Grave Registry Command in 1946, but they were not identified at the time and were eventually buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium in 1949.

School alumni announcement regarding Mahoney's death — School alumni announcement regarding Mahoney’s death.

Two years ago, Mahoney’s remains were exhumed from the cemetery when DPAA historians began doing in-depth research on soldiers missing from the area, believing that the remains, then known as Unknown X-6379, might be Mahoney’s.

His remains were exhumed in August 2022 and transported to a DPAA laboratory for analysis.

He was identified using DNA, anthropological and circumstantial evidence in May this year and will eventually be reburied on: Arlington National Cemetery.

A clip from Mahoney's memorial service after the War Department issued a statement "discovery of death" while he was lost in action. — A portion of the memorial ceremony held after the War Department issued the “death determination” of Mahoney’s disappearance during the war.

Additionally, a badge will be placed next to his name on the Wall of the Missing at the Epinal American Cemetery in Dinozé, France, to show that he has been found.

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