WWII Officer Nathan Baskind Reburied 80 Years After Death at Normandy Cemetery

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 25

1st Lt. Nathan Baskind was laid to rest at Normandy American Cemetery on June 23, 2024—80 years after he died of wounds from the Battle of Cherbourg.
DNA analysis unlocked the reburial after Operation Benjamin traced German records showing the Jewish American officer had been buried in a mass grave with 23 Nazi soldiers.
A 17-person team hand-exhumed the grave over three days in December, isolating remains that produced a high-confidence DNA match with samples from Baskind descendants.
Samantha Baskind, his great-niece, said the burial under a Star of David with full military honors gave her family closure after decades of not knowing his fate.
The case also became a symbol of postwar U.S.-German reconciliation, with German war graves official Dirk Backen backing the transfer after initially rejecting it.

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