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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
65132 SMITH 3209683 William A. 443 348

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company A, 165th Infantry Died of Wounds Received in Action 10/24/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
10/25/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
558 
3144 Grave 276, Row 7,American Cty., ,Froidos ,(Chateau Salvange),(Meuse)

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/16/1919 Cemetery 1232 
12125 In:  Grave 169, Section 65, Plot 4, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address Mrs. Mary J. Smith (Mother), 17 Waverly Ave., Lynbrook, L.I., N.Y. Notified Emergency Address
1/18/1919, 5/7/1919 Form 107: 2/27/1920

R.B. Sketch No.
5759
Photograph No.
D-10274
 

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

Remarks: Pr. rept. William., 12-2/27/19., F115- 4/27/21 173- Sec 65  

Plat No.:  D-202   
Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 8/4/1921 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 10/12/1921 to National Cemetery, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Received at Destination  on 10/12/1921 by A.H. Bushman

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Cypress Hills National Cemetery, New York
Grave: 
8580 Section:   
Reburied (date):  October, 1921.
E/A notified (date):  12/23/1921

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