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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44957604 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47674740 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 4000 SAUNDERS 122248 John Ernest 169 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private 83rd Company, 6th Marines Killed in Action 6/6/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune Bois Belleau, Aisne, 49NE  E176.3, N261.2 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 551  3643 Grave 87, Amer. B/A Cty., Torcy, Aisne Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/2/1919 Cemetery 1764  20264 In:  Grave 30, Section A, Plot 1, American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne Emergency Address Mrs. Marie Sainders, (Mother), 6052 Houston Place, St. Louis, Mo. Notified Emergency Address 5/22/1919, 107/6/19220 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No. F-22831   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body    On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: prev. reptd. John E., Co. K, 6th Marines, Form 12 2-27-19, F115 - 2-18-21 (S-2001)   Removal Project Information Body disinterred 7/19/1921 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  Antwerp on 7/23/1921 Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 8/6/1921 aboard the Wheaton Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey on 8/20/1921 Shipped on 8/31/1921 to Mrs. A.L. Saunders, 6052 Horton Place, St., Louis, Mo., Received at Destination  on 9/3/1921 by Geo. L. Pleitsch.,

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