Name: : Walker Whitford.  Martin Back New Search

Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44911985 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47650096 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 3989 MARTIN 123216 Walker Whitford. 169 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private 97th Company, 6th Marines Killed in Action 6/6/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 554  Grave #69, Amer, B/A/ Cty., Cmme. of Bouresones, Aisne. Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune GRS,From #16 Grave #69, Plot 67, Myers, Bouresches, Aisne E177.3 N261.5   Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/4/1919 Cemetery 1764  20278 In:  Grave 108, Section B, Plot 3, American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne Emergency Address George M. Martin (Father), Merion, S. C. Notified Emergency Address 12/9/1918 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No. F-14920   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: prev. reptd. Walker W. - Co. M. 6th Marines Exhumed prev. reptd. in plot 36., F115-2-16-21 (S-1523)   Removal Project Information Body disinterred 7/6/1921 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  Antwerp on 7/23/1921 Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 8/6/1921 aboard the Wheaton Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey on 8/20/1921 Shipped on 9/15/1921 to George M. Martin, Centenary, S. C., Received at Destination  on 9/17/1921 by Above. Witness D. F. Gibson.

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