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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
40628 DOERR 914182 Benjamin H. 298

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
First Sergeant Company B, 7th Engineers Killed in Action 10/13/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
10/14/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
1088 
2471 Grave 48, Plot D, Amer. B/A Cty., Very, Meuse

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  5/7/1919 Cemetery 1232 
10639 In:  Grave 3, Section 42, Plot 1, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address Mrs. Elizabeth J. Bushnell. (Sister), 531 N. 23rd St., Birmingham. Ala., Beneficiary Notified Emergency Address
2/17/1919, Form 107: 2/24/1920

R.B. Sketch No.
5759
Photograph No.
D-26933
 

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

Remarks: Benef. add-16 Bryant St. Orlando, Fla. Prv. rpt.-DWRIA, F-115-4-9-21 (S39) Sec 42, SDCR #668  

Plat No.:  A-227   
Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 2/21/1922 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 2/27/1922
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 3/19/1922 aboard the Cambrai
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ on 3/29/1922
Shipped on 4/3/1922 to Depot Quartermaster, Washington, D. C.
Received at Destination  on 5/5/1922 by D.R. Wolverton, Capt. QMC. (Above)

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
4359 Section:   European
Authority File No. D:  30434
Reburied (date):  11/22/2020
E/A notified (date):  8/29/1922

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