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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
33788 ALLEN William Cowen 289

Rank
New York Organization 2nd Div.
Cause of Death Date of Death
Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Company, 9th Infantry Killed in Action 10/3/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
AWARDED: Croix de Guerre

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
C-262 
5169 Grave 11, Isolated Grave, Cmme. Somme Py, Marne, 35SW
E270 N279.5  

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/4/1919 Cemetery 1232 
10855 In:  Grave 56, Section 45, Plot 2, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address Mother: Mrs. Elizabeth S. Allen, 1200 Pacific St., Brooklyn N.Y., Single William C. Allen, (Father) 1339 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn N. Y. Sailed Aug. 12, 1931- America Notified Emergency Address
107/1/192020

R.B. Sketch No.
5759
Photograph No.
D-25771
 

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

Remarks: Form No. 12 sent 2-22-19, F115-4-7-21 (S2) Sec 45  

Permanent Burial in Foreign Cemetery
Cemetery:  Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Grave: 
32 Row:   33 Block:   B
Authority File No. D:  30710
Reburied (date):  12/5/1921
E/A notified (date):  3/22/1923
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