U.S. Army Pfc. Bartholomew Loschiavo of Buffalo, New York, was killed in action on Oct. 1, 1944, while his unit engaged German troops in Luxembourg.
The remains of an American soldier who was killed in World War II have been identified and returned home to New York after nearly 80 years.U.S. Army Pfc. Bartholomew Loschiavo of Buffalo was killed in action on Oct. 1, 1944, while his unit engaged German troops near Grevenmacher, Luxembourg.According to a witness at the battle, 24-year-old Loschiavo was hit by an enemy mortar shell, injuring his legs and abdomen, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a statement.
'There was 5,000 men in that cemetery alone, including Bart, and there's 96 of them still, with no name,' Donald Loschiago told WIVB-TV. 'I hope other people would do this for their family member and bring them home.'In 2020, his family contacted DPAA to ask if analysts could determine whether the remains might have been those of their relative. After several years, the U.S.
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