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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
16909 BERTZ 274394 Joseph 252

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company G, 127th Infantry Killed in Action 8/3/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
8/7/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
613 
9574 Grave 136, Amer. B/A Cty., Cierges, Aisne

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/11/1919 Cemetery 608 
11762 In:  Grave 173, Section J, Plot 4, American B/A Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne

Emergency Address Mrs. A. Lena Bertz (Mother), 136 E. 115th St., Chicago, Ill. Notified Emergency Address

R.B. Sketch No.
5831
Photograph No.
 

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

Remarks: Form No. 8 sent 3/1/19 Form 8-w sent 1-3-20  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 4/22/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 6/14/1922
Shipped to Brooklyn, New York on 6/20/1922 aboard the Cantigny
Arrived at Brooklyn, New York in Consignment #67 on 6/30/1922
Shipped on 7/7/1922 to Fred D. Doty, Chicago, Ill.
Received at Destination  on 7/9/1922 by Above
Emergency address notified on 9/15/1922

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