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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44543932 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47606604 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 4147 ATTAWAY 116388 William Joseph 175 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private 49th Company, 5th Marines Died of Wounds Received in Action 6/24/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 6/26/1918 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 34  656 Grave #58, Amer. Cty., Suresnes, Seine. Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  Cemetery In:  Emergency Address Joseph Attaway, (Father), 1006 North Second Ave.Rome, Ga. Notified Emergency Address 8/6/1918 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No. A-2388   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body    On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: prv. rept. William J. -Co. B, 5th Marines, F115 - 12/20/20 - 19   Removal Project Information Body disinterred 6/9/1921 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  Antwerp on 10/7/1921 Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 10/14/1921 aboard the Cantigny Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey in Consignment #53 on 10/25/1921 Shipped on 11/5/1921 to Joseph Attaway, 1006 N. 2nd Ave., Rome, Ga. Received at Destination  on 11/8/1921 by Above Emergency address notified on 2/17/1922

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