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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
49586 DERZAI 12792 Joseph. 308

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private First Class Medical Detachment, Base Hospital Died of Wounds Received in Action 10/29/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
11/1/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
258 
2483 Grave 197, Amer, Vittel, Vosges

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  2/3/1921 Cemetery 258 
30216 In:  Grave 121, American Cemetery, Vittel, Vosges

Emergency Address M.C. Derzai, (Sister(, Cass Ave., Ledger St., Detroit, Mich. Notified Emergency Address
12/12/1918

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
D-25172
 

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

Remarks:  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 2/22/1922 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 2/27/1922
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 4/8/1922 aboard the Cantigny
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #61 on 4/21/1922
Shipped on 5/2/1922 to Joseph Derzai, Calumet, Mich.
Received at Destination  on 5/4/1922 by Above
Emergency address notified on 7/17/1922

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