Virginia's soldier died during the invasion of the day, came over 80 years later

A soldier from Virginia, who died in D-Day, falls 81 after he was killed, officials said in the news release.

US Army Sergeant. Ivar D. Thornton, 34, landed Omaha beach in Normandy With the company H, 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry Command, 29th Infantry Division in the second wave of invasion, defense accounting agency Pow/Mia said in the news release. D-day, either Overlord operation, was A massive invasion of allies into northern France Air and sea during World War II. Operation, June 6, 1944, noted the beginning Liberation of Europe From Hitler's power.

The company landed from its landing ship at 7am soldiers who watched Thirdon breaks ashoreBut after that he was not seen again, Dpaa said. The day after the invasion, the Torntan's unit was looking for it, but it was not found. It was officially listed as missing in action. His name was engraved on the walls of the disappeared in the Norman American Cemetery in Kallivile-Ser-Mer, France.

On June 8, 1944, two days after the day, the graves registration officers removed the set from the beach of Omaha, which they could not determine, Dpaa said. The remains were registered at the US Military Cemetery St. Laranto-Mer-Mer, near the Omaha beach, and was designated as St. Laran X-159.

In 1945, an attempt was made to identify unknown remains, but the efforts were unsuccessful, Dpaa said. Analysts with the American Graves registration team failed to determine the remains again in 1947. Two years later, in 1949, the council of the team officers recommended the remains was announced by an unknown.

In April 2022, two families, including Thornton, were asked to dilute the X-159. Families were asked to make the remains compare to Tornon and other soldiers. The remains were exhumed in September 2023 and Transferred to the DPAA laboratory. Scientists conducted dental and anthropological analysis and analysis of mitochondrial DNA, notes DPAA.

These efforts have finally identified the remains belonging to Tornon. A socket on the walls of the disappeared will be located near his last name to show that he was taken into account, Dpaa said, and he would be buried in the national cemetery of Arlington in Washington, DC