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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44945082 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47670344 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 33575 READ 1917119 Joseph A. 286 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Corporal Company A, 307th Engineers Influenza 10/6/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 10/9/1918 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 1293  11667 Grave 347, French City., Gray, Hte Saone Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  Cemetery In:  Emergency Address Harry E. Read (Father), 28 Barnum Place, WilkesBarre, Pa. Notified Emergency Address 11-Apr-19 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No. D-40754   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: Form 12, Feb. 21, 1919   Plat No.:  C-296    Removal Project Information Body disinterred 2/7/1921 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  Cherbourg on 4/30/1921 Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 5/18/1921 aboard the Wheaton Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #42 on 5/18/1921 Shipped on 6/7/1921 to Supt. National Cemetery, Philadelphia, Penna Received at Destination  on 6/7/1921 by Above. per John Laun Permanent Burial in National Cemetery Cemetery:  Philadelphia National Cemetery, Pennsylvania Grave:  263 Section:    Reburied (date):  6/1/1921 E/A notified (date):  11/2/1922

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