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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
110612 BENSON 1682774 Albert M. 618-2

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private First Class Company A, 307th Infantry Killed in Action 11/1/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
G.R.S. Form #16 Isolated grave, Oches, Ardennes, 24 SW
E296.7 N303.8  

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  Cemetery 1203 
In: 

Emergency Address Mr. Alfred Benson (Father), 582 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. Notified Emergency Address
107/2/192020

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
 

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

Remarks: CC number also reported as 655 (Prev. rep. as Pvt., CD Officially presumed to be dead. AGO LET. 2-21-20., Form 8-W sent 2-5-20 for CC number., F115/9/24/20  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 12/7/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 12/13/1921
Shipped to Visby, Sweden on 4/18/1922 aboard the Magna
Arrived at Sweden
Shipped to Miss 5/Benson, Visby, Sweden.
Received at Destination  on 5/12/1922 by Above
Emergency address notified on 8/16/1922

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