File No. |
Last Name |
Army Serial No. |
First name and Initials |
Cablegram No. |
1224
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STAPLES
|
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Westley E.
|
82
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Rank |
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Cause of Death |
Date of Death |
Private
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Company D, 506th Engr.S. Battalion
|
Railroad Accident
|
3/3/1918
|
|
Date of Burial |
Place of Burial—Unconfirmed |
Cemetery Commune |
|
3/7/1918
|
|
|
Authority File No. D |
Place of Burial—Confirmed |
Cemetery Commune |
25-B
|
33
|
Grave 65, American Plot, St. Genes Cty., Cmme. of Talence, Gironde
|
|
Authority File No. D |
Disinterred and Reburied: Date
| Cemetery |
|
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In:
|
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Emergency Address |
Mrs. Etta Staples (Mother), Freeman, W. Va.
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Notified Emergency Address
4/25/1918
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R.B. Sketch No.
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Photograph No.
K-1691
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|
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Grave Marker |
Name Peg
|
Cross
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Head Board
Yes
|
Bottle
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Ident. Tag |
Buried with body
Yes
|
On grave marker
Yes
|
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Remarks: |
4-12-20 F.115.
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|
|
Removal Project Information |
Body disinterred 9/25/1920 for preparation and shipment.
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Arrived
at Bordeaux
on 9/25/1920
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Shipped
to Hoboken, New Jersey
on 10/5/1920
aboard the Pocahontas
|
Arrived
at Hoboken, New Jersey
on 10/18/1920
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Shipped
on 11/11/1920
to Mrs. Etta Staples, Simmons, W.Va.
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Received at Destination
on 11/13/1920
by Above
|
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