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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44963661 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47677839 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 21470 SIMS 3209782 Edward J. 263 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private Company A, 167th Infantry Killed in Action 9/14/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 9/28/1918 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 258  2477 Grave 56, American Cty., Vittel, Vosges Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  Cemetery In:  Emergency Address Mrs. Mattie V. Sims (Mother), Albertville, Ala. Notified Emergency Address 5/21/1919 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No. D-30146   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: Form 8 3-1-19, sheet 224   Removal Project Information Body disinterred 2/5/1921 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  Cherbourg on 3/14/1921 Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 4/30/1921 aboard the Wheaton Arrived at Hoboken, NJ on 5/18/1921 Shipped on 6/6/1921 to National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Received at Destination  on 6/7/1921 by Mortin D. Loy, 1st. Lt. Permanent Burial in National Cemetery Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Grave:  1880 Section:    Reburied (date):  6/1/1921

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