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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
87593 HANSARD 2265753 John W. 432

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private First Class Company B, 8th Field SignalBattalion Killed, compound fracture of skull 1/18/1919

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
1/20/1919

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
856 
503 Grave 29, Neuw Friedhof Cty., Mayen, Prussia, Germany

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  Cemetery
In: 

Emergency Address M. D. Hansard (brother), 2901 Madison St., Chicago, Ill. Notified Emergency Address
4/16/1919

R.B. Sketch No.
5054
Photograph No.
J-343
 

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

Remarks: Form No. 8 sent 3/3/19  

Plat No.:  C-276   
Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 8/10/1920 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 8/16/1920
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 8/18/1920 aboard the Princess Matoika
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ on 9/5/1920
Shipped on 9/14/1920 to National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Received at Destination  on 9/15/1920 by Henry Kanich.

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
554 Section:   
Authority File No. D:  87593
Reburied (date):  9/20/1920

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