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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
16439 MATKINS 2395615 Morris T. 247-A

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company F, 38th Infantry Killed in Action 7/15/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
597 
2991 Grave 24, Amer. B/A Cty., Courtemont-Varennes, Aisne

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/5/1919 Cemetery 608 
11866 In:  Grave 279, Section G, Plot 6, American B/A Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne

Emergency Address Mrs. Huldy T. Matkins, Mother, RFD #1, McLeansville, N.C. Notified Emergency Address
Form 107: /5/192720RB

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
F-22303
 

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

Remarks: Form 8 sent 5-6-19 for present status., F#115 12-13-20, (S 2147)  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 5/11/1922 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 6/15/1922
Shipped to Brooklyn, NY on 6/20/1922 aboard the Cantigny
Arrived at Brooklyn, NY in Consignment #67 on 6/30/1922
Shipped on 7/14/1922 to National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Received at Destination  on 7/17/1922 by Charles Stalsburg

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
4512 Section:   European
Reburied (date):  7/20/1922
E/A notified (date):  10/11/1922

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