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In Normandy, a Jewish veteran buried in a Nazi mass grave will receive a proper burial 80 years later
Nathan Baskind was killed in action shortly after D-Day. A year-long investigation found his remains and ensured his reinterment under a Star of David. Growing up, Samantha Baskind’s father woul ...
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American soldier buried with Germans in WWII accounted for
1st Lt. Nathan B. Baskind went missing in 1944 while scouting a route for his company of tank destroyers. He was officially accounted for in May. By Patty Nieberg Posted on Jun 4, 2024 1st Lt.
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Tribute to a hero | City man whose remains were found 80 years after his death in WWII honored with marker at Jewish cemetery
Nov 13, 2024 Nov 13, 2024 Updated Nov 15, 2024 0 Nathan Baskind didn’t have a large role in New Castle’s past. But now, he’s a permanent part of its future. The 28-year-old first lieutenant ...
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Remains of Jewish-American soldier missing for 70 years recovered from mass grave where he was buried with Nazis
Now, eight decades after his death on June 23, 1944, Lt. Nathan Baskind will finally receive a proper burial. Baskind, the son of Lithuanian and Russian immigrants who settled in Pittsburgh and ...
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Caring for the graves of Jewish WWII soldiers, 80 years on
Nathan B. Baskind, listed among the names of Nazi soldiers buried in a mass grave in Marigny Cemetery in France. The name sounded Jewish, and further research revealed that he had survived the ...