The remains of unknown U.S. troops who died fighting in North Africa during World War II will be repatriated for identification under an agreement signed Monday in Tunisia. Natasha Franceschi, U.S. Embassy Tunisia chargée d’affaires, signed a deal with Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi during a Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage. “The agreement will allow the repatriation of ‘unknown’ American soldiers for identification and reunification with family, bringing long-awaited closure to loving families after more than half a century,” the embassy said in a statement. The North Africa American Cemetery was founded in 1960 and serves as the final resting place for 2,841 American soldiers and 3,724 other missing Americans, whose names are engraved on the Wall of the Missing at the 27-acre cemetery. It is the only American cemetery in Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 30, 2022 12:14 UTC