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Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
7142 SIMPSON 548845 Roy E. 214

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company F, 38th Infantry Killed in Action 7/15/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
Reburied 10/3/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
597 
2990 Grave 12, Amer. B/A Cty., Courtemont Varennes (Aisne)

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/5/1919 Cemetery 608 
11862 In:  Grave 85, Section E, Plot 2, American B/A Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne

Emergency Address Asa M. Simpson (Father), Mt. Union, Pa. Notified Emergency Address
12/22/1918, Form 107: 1/3/1920

R.B. Sketch No.
5397
Photograph No.
F-24379
 

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

Remarks: F115 12/16/20 - 2956  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 5/20/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 6/13/1921
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 6/19/1921 aboard the Wheaton
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #46 on 7/2/1921
Shipped on 7/14/1921 to Depot Quartermaster, Wash. D.C.
Received at Destination  on 7/15/1921 by Eugene H. Sleeper, Capt.

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
2963 Section:   European
Reburied (date):  7/21/1921
E/A notified (date):  4/25/1922

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