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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
34009 FAIRBANKS 75458 Lester Z. 290

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private First Class Company L, 23rd Infantry Killed in Action 10/4/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
1129 
11272 Grave #100, Sec. B, Plot #2, Amer. Cty., St. Etiennes a Arnes, Ardennes

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/17/1919 Cemetery 1232 
12100 In:  Grave 189, Section 98, Plot 4, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address Frank W. Fairbanks, (Father), 7429 4th Ave. N.E. Seattle, Wash. Notified Emergency Address
4/2/1919, Form 107: 3/13/1920, Form 107: 12/10/1919

R.B. Sketch No.
5238-5759
Photograph No.
D-28542
 

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

Remarks: 8#52, F. 115 4-20-21 S# 52  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 7/18/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 7/23/1921
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 8/6/1921 aboard the Wheaton
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #50 on 8/20/1921
Shipped on 9/9/1921 to National Cemetery, San Francisco, Cal.
Received at Destination  on 9/14/1921 by William Davis.

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  San Francisco National Cemetery, California
Grave: 
156 Section:   A
Reburied (date):  9/1/1921
E/A notified (date):  12/31/1921

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