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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
1114 CHRISTIAN 56600 Wilbur W. 79

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private First Class Company A, 28th Infantry Traumatism by firearms 3/24/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
3/26/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
108 
1437 Grave 13, Plot A, Sebastopol Fme Amer. Cty., Bruley M-et-M (Toul)

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  5/23/1919 Cemetery 1233 
10940 In:  Grave 66, Section 14, Plot 2, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Emergency Address Mrs. Carolina Christian, (mother), Rayville, Ga. Notified Emergency Address
Nov 21/1919, 5_2018 # Form 107:

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
D-17714
 

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

Remarks: prev. rptd. Wilbur, F115-1-24-21 (S-593)  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 1/24/1922 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 2/13/1922
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 3/19/1922 aboard the Cambrai
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #60 on 3/29/1922
Shipped on 4/3/1922 to Depot Quartermaster, Washington, D.C.
Received at Destination  on 4/5/1922 by D.R. Wolvarton, Capt. QMC.

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
4346 Section:   European
Reburied (date):  5/11/1922
E/A notified (date):  7/14/1922

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