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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
10952 SPENCER 557970 William L. 232

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company E, 47th Infantry Died of Wounds Received in Action 8/19/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
8/20/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
88 
545 Grave # 43, Amer. Cty., Nantes, Loire-Inferieure.

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  Cemetery
In: 

Emergency Address A.J. Spencer, (Father), RFD #2; Milan, Ga. Notified Emergency Address
5/20/1919

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
L-1954
 

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

Remarks: Form - 8 3-4-19, F-115 4-5-20  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 8/19/1920 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  St. Nazaire on 8/20/1920
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 8/31/1920 aboard the Sherman
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ on 9/11/1920
Shipped on 9/21/1920 to National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Received at Destination  on 9/22/1920 by Henry Kanich

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
548 Section:   
Authority File No. D:  10952
Reburied (date):  9/25/1920

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