Remains of WWII soldier killed nearly 80 years ago in France identified, to be reburied at national cemetery

A World War II worker who was killed successful the mountains of France during a German violative successful 1944 has been identified, and his remains volition beryllium reburied astatine Arlington National Cemetery successful Virginia, subject officials said this week. 

Jeremiah P. Mahoney, 19, of Chicago, was killed connected Jan. 17, 1945, successful the Vosges Mountains of France during a weeks-long battle.

Mahoney had been assigned to the Army's Anti-Tank Company, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, and his portion resupplied and reinforced the regiment during the fighting. 

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Jeremiah P. Mahoney, 19, of Chicago, was killed connected Jan. 17, 1945, successful the Vosges Mountains of France during a weeks-long battle. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)

"At immoderate constituent connected Jan. 17, Mahoney was killed, but owed to the strength of the warring his portion could not retrieve his assemblage arsenic it was forced to retreat from the area," the Defense POW/MIA Agency (DPAA) said successful a merchandise Thursday. "With nary grounds of German forces capturing Mahoney, and nary remains recovered, the War Department issued a ‘Finding of Death’ successful January 1946."

His decease came conscionable 4 months earlier Germany surrendered to the Allied forces successful France successful May 1945. 

Mahoney’s remains were recovered successful 1946 by the American Graves Registration Command, but they were incapable to beryllium identified astatine the clip and were yet buried astatine the Ardennes American Cemetery successful Belgium successful 1949. 

A schoolhouse alumni announcement of Mahoney's death.  (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)

Two years ago, Mahoney’s remains were exhumed from the cemetery arsenic DPAA historians began doing in-depth probe into soldiers who went missing successful the area, believing the remains, known past arsenic Unknown X-6379, could beryllium Mahoney’s. 

His remains were exhumed successful August 2022 and transferred to a DPAA laboratory for analysis. 

Using DNA, anthropological and circumstantial evidence, helium was identified successful May of this year, and volition yet beryllium reburied at Arlington National Cemetery. 

A clipping of Mahoney's memorial work aft the War Department issued a "finding of death" portion helium was missing successful action.  (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)

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A rosette volition besides beryllium placed adjacent to his sanction connected the Walls of the Missing astatine Epinal American Cemetery successful Dinozé, France, to amusement that helium has been found.