A Jewish American soldier who went missing during World War II has been identified through DNA analysis and reburied at Normandy American Cemetery in France, military officials announced.

U.S. 1st Lieutenant Nathan Baskind disappeared during the Battle of Cherbourg in 1944 and had been listed as missing in action for nearly 80 years. Military identification specialists used DNA testing to confirm his identity after his remains were recovered.

Baskind had previously been buried alongside German soldiers, but has now been laid to rest with American troops at the Normandy American Cemetery, which serves as the final resting place for thousands of U.S. service members who died during the D-Day landings and subsequent Normandy campaign.

The identification represents part of ongoing efforts by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to locate and identify remains of American service members from past conflicts. The agency continues to work on cases from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and other conflicts.

The Battle of Cherbourg was a crucial Allied operation in June 1944 to capture the strategic port city in German-occupied France. The battle was part of the broader Normandy campaign following the D-Day landings earlier that month.