2 more U.S. soldiers killed during World War II identified: "He was so young and it was so painful"

Two more American soldiers killed during World War II — one from New Mexico and one from Georgia — have been identified, U.S. officials announced in the past week, as the massive task to account for thousands of missing service members continues.

After years of combing through military records and making some key deductions, a team of U.S. government historians and researchers has finally put a name to case file X-3212, identifying a 20-year-old Army private from eastern New Mexico named Homer Mitchell who died during World War II.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency this week announced the findings, which were confirmed by laboratory testing and brought closure to Mitchell's family members.