| File No. |
Last Name |
Army Serial No. |
First name and Initials |
Cablegram No. |
|
71538
|
BUFORD
|
117659
|
David Lambert
|
482-SP-48
|
|
| Rank |
|
Cause of Death |
Date of Death |
|
Gunnery Sergeant
|
55th Company, 5th Marines
|
Killed in Action
|
6/13/1918
|
|
| Date of Burial |
Place of Burial—Unconfirmed |
Cemetery
Commune |
712
|
|
|
Grave #70, Amer. B/A Cty. Lucy-le-Boscage, Aisne.
|
|
Authority
File No. D |
Place of Burial—Confirmed |
Cemetery
Commune |
712
|
|
G.R.S. ,Form #16
|
Grave #70, Plot 69, Myers, Unknown Field, Belleau Woods.
|
|
Authority
File No. D |
Disinterred and Reburied: Date
6/4/1919
| Cemetery |
1764
|
|
11151 20334
|
In:
Grave 51, Section N, Plot 1, American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne
|
|
| Emergency Address |
Decatur J. Buford. (Father), 620 Commerce St. Altus, Texas.
|
Notified Emergency Address
Form 107: 2/21/1920, RTD 3/22/1920
|
|
R.B. Sketch No.
|
Photograph No.
F-25030
|
|
|
| Grave Marker |
Name Peg
|
Cross
Yes
|
Head Board
|
Bottle
|
Ident. Tag |
Buried with body
|
On grave marker
|
|
| Remarks: |
E/a also given as Decatur J. Buford, Father, Frankston, Texas prev. reptd. David L. prev. rept. as SGT, Form #8 W sent 1/8/20, F115-2-11-21 (S-278)
|
|
|
| Removal Project Information |
|
Body disinterred 6/27/1921 for preparation and shipment.
|
| Arrived
at Antwerp
on 7/23/1921
|
| Shipped
to Hoboken, New Jersey
on 8/6/1921
aboard the Wheaton
|
| Arrived
at Hoboken, New Jersey
in Consignment #50
on 8/20/1921
|
| Shipped
on 8/26/1921
to Decatur J. Buford, Frankston, Texas.
|
| Received at Destination
on 8/31/1921
by Above
|
| Emergency address notified on 4/2/1923 |
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|
