HOUSTON — After more than 80 years, a World War II mystery that haunted a Houston family has finally been solved.
U.S. Army Private First Class Nicholas Hartman, a young soldier from Houston who died during the D-Day invasion at Normandy, has been formally identified thanks to DNA testing by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Hartman was just 20 years old when he boarded a landing craft bound for Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. The vessel struck an underwater mine and was hit by enemy fire, ultimately erupting in flames. For decades, Hartman’s remains went unidentified…