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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
38384 ROBERSON 1601233 Otto C. 294

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private 307th Trench Mortar Battery Died of Wounds Received in Action 10/17/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
10/20/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
85 
232 Grave #139, Amer. Cty., Mars-sur-Allier, Nievre

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/13/1919 Cemetery 395 
10190 In:  Grave 485, American Cemetery, Nevers, Nièvre

Emergency Address Ben Roberson, (brother), Omaha, Ark. Notified Emergency Address
12/4/1918, Form 107: 11/11/1919

R.B. Sketch No.
5689
Photograph No.
A-7923
 

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

Remarks:  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 10/6/1920 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  St. Nazaire on 10/20/1920
Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 11/22/1920 aboard the Wheaton
Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey on 12/15/1920
Shipped on 1/3/1921 to National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Cem. Br. records show this body to be shipped to Ben Robertson, Cricket, Ark.
Received at Destination  on 1/4/1921 by Mortin D. Loy.

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