| File No. |
Last Name |
Army Serial No. |
First name and Initials |
Cablegram No. |
|
16922
|
BRAUGHTON
|
49303
|
Wilbur
|
252
|
|
| Rank |
|
Cause of Death |
Date of Death |
|
Private First Class
|
Machine Gun Company, 23rd Infantry
|
Died of Wounds Received in Action
|
7/20/1918
|
|
| Date of Burial |
Place of Burial—Unconfirmed |
Cemetery
Commune |
|
|
|
DD prev. carried 7-23-18 changed author. AGO 201 dated 9-21-36
|
|
Authority
File No. D |
Place of Burial—Confirmed |
Cemetery
Commune |
615
|
|
1309
|
Grave 78, Amer. Battle area Cty., Vierzy, Aisne
|
|
Authority
File No. D |
Disinterred and Reburied: Date
5/22/1919
| Cemetery |
593
|
|
11915
|
In:
Grave 90, Section J, Plot 2, American B/A Cemetery, Ploisy, Aisne
|
|
| Emergency Address |
Thomas Braughton, (Father), R.F.D. #1, Vandalia, Ill.
|
Notified Emergency Address
Form 107: /1/193120
|
|
R.B. Sketch No.
5309
|
Photograph No.
F-5143
|
|
|
| Grave Marker |
Name Peg
|
Cross
Yes
|
Head Board
|
Bottle
|
Ident. Tag |
Buried with body
|
On grave marker
|
|
| Remarks: |
Prev. Reptd as Pvt. Organization Prev. reptd as Hq. Co 23rd Inf, M. G. 23 Inf EA. Prev. Reptd: P. O. address as Stewardon, Ill.,, Form 8 sent for NR 3-1-19
|
|
|
| Removal Project Information |
|
Body disinterred 5/23/1921 for preparation and shipment.
|
| Arrived
at Antwerp
on 6/4/1921
|
| Shipped
to Hoboken, New Jersey
on 6/19/1921
aboard the Wheaton
|
| Arrived
at Hoboken, New Jersey
in Consignment #46
on 7/2/1921
|
| Shipped
on 7/19/1921
to Thos. Braughton, Stewardson, Ill.
|
| Received at Destination
on 7/25/1921
by Above
|
| Emergency address notified on 1/26/1922 |
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