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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
91820 MILFORD 1587768 James Rufus 558 SP 16

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company K, 26th Infantry Killed in Action 10/5/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
10/12/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
1591 
4957 Grave #16, Amer. B/A Cty., Exermont, Ardennes

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/6/1919 Cemetery 1232 
11305 In:  Grave 147, Section 28, Plot 3, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address Mr. James W. Milford. (Father), Tyronza, Arkansas. Notified Emergency Address
Form 107: /7/193020

R.B. Sketch No.
5759
Photograph No.
D-36774
 

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

Remarks: prev. rep. sec 23 due to typographical error. should have been 28., Form 8 sent 6-6-19 for pres. stat. Prev. rept. 158776. James R/ Co. G. 158th Inf., F115 4/1/21 130 - Sec 28  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 7/26/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 9/5/1921
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 9/20/1921 aboard the Wheaton
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #52 on 10/3/1921
Shipped on 10/15/1921 to National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Received at Destination  on 10/18/1921 by Eugene H. Sleeper

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
3765 Section:   European
Reburied (date):  10/20/1921
E/A notified (date):  12/14/1921

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