Remains of western Pennsylvania soldier lost in Italy in World War II identified after 79 years

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Remains of western Pennsylvania soldier lost in Italy in World War II identified after 79 years
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In this documentary from 1994, WVEC anchor Terry Zahn reports on the D-Day invasion of Europe, 50 years later.

U.S. Army PFC Harry Hosfelt Jr., 20, of Connellsville, Fayette County, was killed by German forces while serving near Rome in 1944.CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. — The remains of a western Pennsylvania soldier who was lost in action during World War II have been identified after 79 years, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Thursday.

The remains were interred at USMC Nettuno, which is now called the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, the DPAA said. Hosfelt was declared non-recoverable in 1948.

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