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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Graig Graziosi

Army private who died in WWII identified almost 80 years after his death

A young US Army soldier from Chicago who died fighting in World War II has spent nearly 80 years as nameless remains. Now he's been identified, and will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery.

The 19-year-old soldier, Jeremiah P Mahoney, was part of an anti-tank company working to counter German forces in France.

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