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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
4731 WENDELL 121490 Edward Herman 188

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private 79th Company, 6th Regiment USMar Killed in Action 6/6/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
MEMO, GLB 
6/7/1918 Grave #2, C-21, Cmme. Bouresches, CL 21-1441, Grave #2 In small clump of trees, S.W. of Bouresches, France, On top of Hill.  176.7, 260.8

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
C-21 
22248 Isolated grave in 10 of the Bois de Triangle, 800 meters S.W. of Bouresches, Cmme. Bouresches, Aisne
E176.324 N260.345  

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/15/1926 Cemetery 608 
corr. 7/2/26 In:  American B/A Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, Body held in Morgue

Emergency Address Mrs. Minnie Wendell- mother, Shepard, Mo. Notified Emergency Address

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
 

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

Remarks: prev. rep. as Edward., Co. F 6th Mar., Sheet 3870  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 6/15/1926 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Le Havre
Shipped to Brooklyn, New York on 10/4/1926 aboard the Vincent
Arrived at Brooklyn, New York on 10/17/1926
Shipped to Mrs. M. Wendall, Ironton, Mo.
Received at Destination  on 10/21/1926 by Above

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