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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44549125 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47611868 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 30658 BRANTON 96947 William T. 272 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private Company F, 167th Infantry Killed in Action 9/17/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 1428  7291 Grave #6, Amer. Plot, French & German Mil. Cty., St. Benoit, Meuse Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  4/22/1919 Cemetery 1233  10469 In:  Grave 145, Section 4, Plot 3, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle Emergency Address Mr. Edwin H. Branton, (Father), Dothan, Ala. Notified Emergency Address 4/25/1919, Form 107: 11/22/1919 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No. D-15769   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body    On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: Form #8 sent 3-1-19., F-115 - 1-22-21 (S-354)   Removal Project Information Body disinterred 4/18/1921 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  Antwerp on 5/5/1921 Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 5/23/1921 aboard the Cambrai Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey on 6/6/1921 Shipped on 7/7/1921 to Mr. Edwin H. Branton, Hodgesville, Ala Received at Destination  on 7/10/1921 by Above

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