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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
16656 BALL 2339214 Willard 251

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company H, 4th Infantry Killed in Action 7/29/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
8/7/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
613 
9576 Grave #175, Amer. B/A Cty., Cierges, Aisne

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/11/1919 Cemetery 608 
11761 In:  Grave 100, Section O, Plot 2, American B/A Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne

Emergency Address Mrs. Ellen Ball, (Mother), Sharpless, West Va. Notified Emergency Address
12/27/1918, Form 107: 12/22/1919

R.B. Sketch No.
5831
Photograph No.
F-18218
 

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

Remarks: E.A. also rptd. Charlie Ball (Father) Chawncey, W. Va.  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 5/13/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 11/28/1921
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 12/4/1921 aboard the St. Mihiel
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #56 on 12/16/1921
Shipped on 1/3/1922 to Depot Quartermaster, Wash, D.C.
Received at Destination  on 1/6/1922 by D. R. Wolverton. Capt.

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
4004 Section:   European
Reburied (date):  1/12/1922
E/A notified (date):  3/7/1921

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