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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
86534 O'BRIEN John C. 293-S.P. T

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
First Lieutenant Company E, 307th Infantry Killed in Action 8/26/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
MEMO 
Grave No. ?, Cmme. Fismes, Marne, C-72, 34SW. C.L. 72-2148

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
C-72 
22042 In grave of 6 bodies, one of the three on the bottome of grave, in woods west of Fismes, Cmme. Fismes, Bet. railroad tracks and Vesle River, near Chateau du Diable, Map 33 SE
E203.335 N286.695  

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  7/2/1925 Cemetery 1764 
corr. 7/21/25 In:  American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, Body held in Morgue

Emergency Address Mrs. Jane F. O'Brien- mother, 1887 Vyse Ave., Bronx, N.Y.C., N.Y., DECEASED OVER Notified Emergency Address

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
 

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

Remarks: E/A prev. rep., as 1587 Vyss Ave., Bronx, N.Y.C. E/A also rep. as Mrs. Jane F. O'Brien, 48 nicholas Place, N.Y.C., N.Y., #12 2/23/19, S-2926  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 9/12/1925 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Dunkirk
Shipped to New York, New York on 11/17/1925 aboard the Vincent
Arrived at New York, New York on 12/2/1925
Shipped to W.J. Dargeon, Undertaker, 107th St., & Amsterdam Ave., N.Y.C.
Received at Destination  on 12/2/1925 by Above
Other notations: all corr. to be addressed to Thomas W. O'Brien- 1903 Vyse Ave. Bronx , New York City. per letter of 8/31/25

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