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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44897875 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47638943 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 27342 LEIGHTON 178889 Alexander W. 283 Rank New Jersey Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private Company C, 25th Engineers Killed in Action 10/2/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 10/5/1918 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 1074  2933 Grave #13, Amer., B/A Cty.,Charpentry, Meuse Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  4/23/1919 Cemetery 1232  10559 In:  Grave 170, Section 25, Plot 4, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse Emergency Address Mrs. Anna W. Leighton, (mother), 315 Kipp Ave. Hasbrouck, Hgts. N.J., Single Sailed July 16, 1931 - America Notified Emergency Address 1/30/1919, Form 107: /1/192020 R.B. Sketch No. 5759 Photograph No. D-35280   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: F115 - 3/30/21 111 - Sec 25   Plat No.:  A-121    Permanent Burial in Foreign Cemetery Cemetery:  Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Grave:  25 Row:   25 Block:   B Authority File No. D:  31025 Reburied (date):  1/21/1922 E/A notified (date):  6/25/1923

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