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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
53683 WIERMAN 122050 Benjamin 519 SP 90

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private 83rd Company, 6th Marines Died of Wounds 6/6/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
575 
Grave 74, Exhumed from woods of Lucy Bouresches Rd.,,Amer. B/A Cty., Comme of Bouresches, Aisne.

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
GRS #16 Grave 74, Plot 68 Myers, Near Bouresches, Aisne

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/5/1919 Cemetery 1764 
11722 In:  Grave 47, Section S, American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne

Emergency Address Bunion Wierman, father, RR #2 Lexington, Ky. Notified Emergency Address
Form 107: 5/29/1920

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
F-15462
 

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

Remarks: Prv. rpt. Co. K, 6th Marines, Form 8-w sent 1/13/20 for EA Form 8-W-A on CD & DD 1/20/22, F115-2-21-21 (S_2416)  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 6/16/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 7/23/1921
Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 8/6/1921 aboard the Wheaton
Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey in Consignment #50 on 8/20/1921
Shipped on 9/13/1921 to John Milward Funeral Home, Lexington, Ky.,
Received at Destination  on 9/16/1921 by John Milward.
Emergency address notified on 1/10/1922

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