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Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
101021 WARD 2106847 James M. 525 SP 19

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company B, 9th Infantry Killed in Action 7/18/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
615 
1305 Grave 15, American B/A Cty., Cmme of Vieray, Aisne

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  5/22/1919 Cemetery 593 
11914 In:  Grave 53, Section J, Plot 2, American B/A Cemetery, Ploisy, Aisne

Emergency Address Mrs. Mae Ward, (Wife), Britt, Iowa Notified Emergency Address
Form 107: 5/8/1920

R.B. Sketch No.
5309
Photograph No.
F-11265
 

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

Remarks: Form 8-W 3/3/19 Coded in error. Previously reported i Cty. 3854. for present status. form #8 sent 4/10/19 Now buried in Cty. 615, F115 10-11-20, SDCR #738  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 12/9/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 1/17/1922
Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 2/3/1922 aboard the Cantigny
Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey in Consignment #59 on 2/14/1922
Shipped on 2/24/1922 to William Ward, Britt, Iowa.
Received at Destination  on 3/1/1922 by Above
Emergency address notified on 6/1/1922

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