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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
56437 HECKATHORN 1515300 Harry 323

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company D, 135th Machine Gun Battalion Killed in Action 11/1/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
11/2/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
1670 
8917 Grave #20, Amer. B/A Cty., Cmme. of Cruyshautem, Belgium.

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/4/1919 Cemetery 1252 
11541 In:  Grave 119, Plot B, American Cemetery, Waereghem, West Flanders

Emergency Address Mrs. Milton Heckathorn, (Mother), Main St. Wellsville, Ohio Notified Emergency Address
1/30/1920 # Form 107:

R.B. Sketch No.
6175
Photograph No.
B-10305
 

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

Remarks: form 8w sent 1/29/20 for CC number, Form 8-w sent 1/20/20, 3/20/20- F#115  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 3/17/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 3/23/1921
Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 4/22/1921 aboard the Somme
Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey on 5/6/1921
Shipped on 5/9/1921 to Mrs. Julia Heckathorn, Cor 5th & Market Sts., Toronto, Ohio.
Received at Destination  on 5/10/1921 by Above

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