Name: : Herbert E.  Sheldon Back New Search

Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44962106 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47676958 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 2177 SHELDON 136092 Herbert E. 122 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Sergeant Headquarters Company, 103rd Field Artillery Cerebro Spinal Meningitis 4/30/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 5/1/1918 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 74  3588 Grave 35, Amer. Cty., Menil La Tour, M et M Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  Cemetery In:  Emergency Address Miss Grace Sheldon (Sister), 839 Broad St., Providence, R.I., Beneficiary Notified Emergency Address 5/24/1918 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No.   Grave Marker Name Peg   Yes   Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks:   Removal Project Information Body disinterred 3/9/1921 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  Antwerp on 4/30/1921 Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 6/19/1921 aboard the Wheaton Arrived at Hoboken, NJ on 7/2/1921 Shipped on 7/28/1921 to National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Received at Destination  on 7/29/1921 by Asa Irwin, Capt. QMC. Permanent Burial in National Cemetery Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Grave:  2429 Section:   European Reburied (date):  8/1/1921

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