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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
50374 ROPER 1345029 William D. 308

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company F, 9th Infantry Died of Wounds Received in Action 10/8/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
10/8/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
788 
3179 Grave 29, Plot 1, Amer. B/A Cty, Somme-Py, Marne

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  5/22/1919 Cemetery 1232 
10690 In:  Grave 2, Section 10, Plot 1, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address Alanzo L. Roper, (Father), Dawsonville, Ga. Notified Emergency Address
1/22/1919, Form 107: 1/14/1920

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
D-3247
 

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

Remarks: F115 3/17/21, 161, Sec 10  

Plat No.:  D-61   
Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 6/3/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp
Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 6/23/1921 aboard the Somme
Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey in Consignment #48 on 7/5/1921
Shipped on 8/13/1921 to Miss Della Mae Roper, Dawsonville, Ga.
Received at Destination  on 9/16/1921 by Above. by D. C. Strew, Und
Emergency address notified on 4/11/1922

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