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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
83867 COLBI 2388772 John A.EF Sex-CCg-22-Par 19

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company M, 61st Infantry Killed in Action 11/7/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
11/7/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
C-230 
8446 Isolated Graves #2, #1, Cmme. of Brieulles-sur-Meuse, Meuse, 35NE;
E317.48 N285.81  

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/10/1919 Cemetery 1232 
12271 In:  Grave 65, Section 52, Plot 2, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address Mr. Frank Colbi, (Brother), 50 Irving St., Winchester, Mass. Notified Emergency Address
Form 107: 4/2/1920

R.B. Sketch No.
5759
Photograph No.
 

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

Remarks: Form 8-W sent Nov. 5, 1919 for CC number., F 115 - 4/22/21 35 - Sec 52  

Plat No.:  C-241   
Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 9/15/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 9/23/1921
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 10/14/1921 aboard the Cantigny
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #53 on 10/25/1921
Shipped on 2/23/1922 to Depot Quartermaster, Wash , D.C.
Received at Destination  on 2/24/1922 by Eugene H. Sleeper. Capt.
Emergency address notified on 5/3/1922

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
4267 Section:   European
Reburied (date):  3/2/1922
E/A notified (date):  5/3/1922

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