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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44939607 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47667791 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 59683 PETTIT William S. 331 384 SP 23 AG-201 Other notations: Over Rank Illinois Organization 41st Div. Cause of Death Date of Death Major 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Pneumonia 11/8/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 11/10/1918 AWARDED - S.S. Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 534  2927 Grave 88, Sec. D, Plot 2, Amer. Cty., Souilly, Meuse Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  Cemetery In:  Emergency Address Mrs. Florence Pettit, Wife., Box 395 Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass., Mother Dead Sailed June 25, 1930 - Republic Notified Emergency Address 1/10/1919 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No. D-1782   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: #8 for correct CC 1-10-19, F115-1-8-21 (S-440)   Plat No.:  D-187    Permanent Burial in Foreign Cemetery Cemetery:  Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Grave:  15 Row:   21 Block:   F Authority File No. D:  60488 Reburied (date):  10/22/1921 E/A notified (date):  5/12/1923 Other notations:  5/11/23 - Later decision authorized rank of covivuvasio on marker in such cases

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