File No. |
Last Name |
Army Serial No. |
First name and Initials |
Cablegram No. |
9269
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BLANKENSHIP
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Benjamin F.
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222
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Rank |
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Cause of Death |
Date of Death |
Second Lieutenant
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Company L, 4th Infantry
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Killed in Action
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7/17/1918
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Date of Burial |
Place of Burial—Unconfirmed |
Cemetery Commune |
284
|
7/17/1918
|
Grave No. 4, Officers Plot, Ville Chamblon, Amer. Cty.
|
|
Authority File No. D |
Place of Burial—Confirmed |
Cemetery Commune |
|
G.R.S.,Form #16
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Grave 221, Plot 53, Cameron At Chamblon, Aisne.
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|
Authority File No. D |
Disinterred and Reburied: Date
7/4/1919
| Cemetery |
1764
|
11963
|
In:
Grave 61, Section U, Plot 2, American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne
|
|
Emergency Address |
Mrs. Chas. James (Friend), Thornwood, W. Va. Box 93.
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Notified Emergency Address
10/26/1918, Form 107: 1/13/1920
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R.B. Sketch No.
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Photograph No.
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|
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Grave Marker |
Name Peg
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Cross
Yes
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Head Board
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Bottle
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Ident. Tag |
Buried with body
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On grave marker
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Remarks: |
F115 - 2-10-21 *S184)
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Removal Project Information |
Body disinterred 6/3/1921 for preparation and shipment.
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Arrived
at Antwerp
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Shipped
to Hoboken, New Jersey
on 6/23/1921
aboard the Somme
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Arrived
at Hoboken, New Jersey
on 7/5/1921
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Shipped
on 7/21/1921
to Mrs. Emma Simmons, Mill Creek, W. Va.
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Received at Destination
on 7/23/1921
by Above
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