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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
11981 SHORT 101725 William A. 234

Rank
Iowa Organization 42nd Div.
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private First Class Company H, 168th Infantry Killed in Action 7/15/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
7/16/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
1676 
8364 Grave #5, Amer. B/A Cty., Suippes, Marne.

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  5/9/1919 Cemetery 1232 
10600 In:  Grave 11, Section 53, Plot 1, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address Albert Short (Father), 5510 Cypress St., Kansas City, Mo., Mother Dead Single. No rec. of Mother or wife. Stepmother - Mrs. Ida E. Short, 5634 Bales Ave., Kansas City, Mo. - Sailed Aug. 5, 1931 - President Harding Notified Emergency Address
Form 107: /1/19 Form 212: 0, Form 21A: 2/19/1919, Form 36: 6/6/1919

R.B. Sketch No.
5759
Photograph No.
D-31447
 

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

Remarks: F115 - 4/22/21 177 - Sec 53  

Plat No.:  D-91   
Permanent Burial in Foreign Cemetery
Cemetery:  Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Grave: 
24 Row:   34 Block:   A
Authority File No. D:  30775
Reburied (date):  11/5/1921
E/A notified (date):  8/7/1923
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