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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44546911 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47609443 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 30433 BESSE 2403151 Ross C. 270 Rank New York Organization 37th Div. Cause of Death Date of Death Private Headquarters Company 147th Infantry Killed in Action 9/28/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 9/30/1918 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune C-225  6398 Isolated Grave 1, Cmme. Very, Meuse, 35SE E308.5 N276.2   Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/13/1919 Cemetery 1232  12203 In:  Grave 71, Section 83, Plot 2, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse Emergency Address Mrs. Lineous Thompson, Sister, Carlton Court, 12 D, Buffalo, N.Y., Over. Notified Emergency Address Form 21A: 2/4/1919, Form 36: 6/9/1919 RTD, Form 107: 3/1/1920, RTD 3/8/1920 R.B. Sketch No. 5759 Photograph No. D-33239   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body    On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: Prev. rep. Ross E. Besse, DD 9-30-18. EA Mrs. Linious Thompson, Sister 12th Apt. Carlton Court, Buffalo, N.Y. (Cor. by AGO letter of 3-10-20., F.115 4-16-21 S.15   Permanent Burial in Foreign Cemetery Cemetery:  Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Grave:  20 Row:   9 Block:   H Authority File No. D:  31365 Reburied (date):  10/6/1921 E/A notified (date):  9/20/1923 Other notations:  Mrs. L. A. Thompson, (sister) C/O Hens & Kelly Co. Buffalo, N. Y.

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