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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44972622 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47443356 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 83713 VESTRE 306494 Willard Edwin CC 427 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private 49th Company, 5th Marines Killed in Action 10/4/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 10/8/1918 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 1255  1274 Grave 17, Amer. B/A Cty., St. Etienne A Arnes, Ardennes Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/16/1919 Cemetery 1232  12227 In:  Grave 164, Section 86, Plot 4, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse Emergency Address Mr. John Vestre, Father,, Drayton, N.Dak. Notified Emergency Address Form 107: sent 6/16/1920 R.B. Sketch No. 5175-5759 Photograph No. D 32654   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: Form 8 sent 4-10-19 [present status Form 8 W sent for E/A 3-1-20., F.115 / 4-16-21 / 198   Removal Project Information Body disinterred 6/14/1921 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  Antwerp on 6/25/1921 Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 8/6/1921 aboard the Wheaton Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey in Consignment #50 on 8/20/1921 Shipped on 9/12/1921 to John Vestre, Drayton, N. Dak. Received at Destination  on 9/17/1921 by Above Emergency address notified on 1/3/1922

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