Name: : Willis Benton  Corkern Back New Search

Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44556670 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47620553 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 33383 CORKERN 1610235 Willis Benton 288 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private Machine Gun Company, 156th Infantry Pneumonia 10/10/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 10/10/1918 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 693  426 Grave 179, American Cemetery, St. Florent sur Cher, Cher Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  Cemetery In:  Emergency Address Abner Early Corkern (Father), Bogolusa, La. Gen. Del., (Beneficiary) Notified Emergency Address Renotified 3/21/1919, 12/24/1918 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No. A-7164   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: Prev. Rept. as Willis B. and EA. Carey Corkern.   Removal Project Information Body disinterred 11/26/1921 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  Antwerp on 12/5/1921 Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 12/28/1921 aboard the Crook Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey in Consignment #57 on 1/14/1922 Shipped on 1/24/1922 to Mr. Abner E. Corkern, 500 Austin St., Bogalusa, La. Received at Destination  on 1/28/1922 by Above Emergency address notified on 10/21/1922

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