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Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
29800 GRATZ 577171 Samuel P. 286

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Battery A, 55th Coast Artillery Corps Killed in Action 10/4/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
10/5/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
1072 
2460 Grave #5, Plot B, Amer B/A Cty, Montfaucon, Meuse

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  5/8/1919 Cemetery 1232 
10697 In:  Grave 157, Section 40, Plot 4, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address John Gratz, (Brother), Co. E. 1st Inf. Camp Lewis, Wash. Notified Emergency Address
Form 107: 4/8/1920

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
D-22103
 

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

Remarks: F-8 sent 3-5-19 for NR F-8-w sent 4-3-20 for E/A, F115-4-7-21 (S76) Sec 40  

Plat No.:  A-218   
Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 4/13/1922 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 4/18/1922
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 4/23/1922 aboard the Cambrai
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #62 on 5/4/1922
Shipped on 5/8/1922 to William Sherman Und., 125 Varet St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Received at Destination  on 5/8/1922 by Above
Emergency address notified on 6/16/1922

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