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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
37476 BALCOM 126924 Willard A. 292

Rank
New York Organization 1st Div.
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Battery B, 7th Field Artillery Broncho Pneumonia 10/11/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
10/13/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
258 
2481 Grave #116, Amer. Cty., Vittel, Vosges.

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  2/4/1921 Cemetery 258 
30218 In:  Grave 180, American Cemetery, Vittel, Vosges

Emergency Address William H. Balcom (Father), 2440 Crotona Ave., N.Y.C., Single Mother - Mrs. Emma L. Balcom, 2911 Paulding Ave., Bronx, N.Y. - Sailed May 13, 1931 - America Notified Emergency Address
12/14/1918

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
D-30206
 

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

Remarks: 1st name changed from William W. to Willard A as per correspondence. Prev. rept. as, BALCOM, Willard A. Prev. Rept. Willard S., F-8-W-A sent for Middle Initial 2/7/21.  

Permanent Burial in Foreign Cemetery
Cemetery:  Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Grave: 
23 Row:   36 Block:   C
Authority File No. D:  60465
Reburied (date):  12/2/1921
E/A notified (date):  2/23/1923
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