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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
42877 ACONTIUS 45846 George. 300

Rank
Illinois Organization 1st Div.
Cause of Death Date of Death
Corporal Company A, 18th Infantry Killed in Action 10/4/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
C-246 
9909 Grave #2, Isolated, Chatel Chehery, Ardennes., 35 SE;
E301.5 N279.4  

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/16/1919 Cemetery 1232 
12238 In:  Grave 70, Section 91, Plot 2, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address Mrs. Rosie Acontius, (Mother), 2627 N. Hamlin Ave., Chicago, Ill., Benef.) Notified Emergency Address
1/23/1919, Form 107: 3/3/1920

R.B. Sketch No.
5759
Photograph No.
D-27522
 

Grave Marker Name Peg
  
Cross
  Yes  
Head Board
  
Bottle
  
Ident. Tag Buried with body
  Yes  
On grave marker
  Yes  

Remarks: Mother's later E/A Hancock, Wis., EA prev. rept 1057 Homan Ave. R#1, F115 4-20-21 sheet 1 sec 91  

Plat No.:  A-272   
Burial Case File:  View on NARA website   Download PDF
Permanent Burial in Foreign Cemetery
Cemetery:  Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Grave: 
39 Row:   39 Block:   H
Authority File No. D:  31407
Reburied (date):  9/20/1921
E/A notified (date):  10/1/1923
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