Name: : Monroe K.  Witmer Back New Search

Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44980140 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47447640 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 75808 WITMER 1787655 Monroe K. 401 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private Company K., 316th Infantry Died of Wounds Received in Action 11/11/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune C-177  7918 Grave 2, Isolated, Cmme of Malancourt, Meuse, 35 SE E313.9 N274.45   Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/14/1919 Cemetery 1232  12223 In:  Grave 13, Section 69, Plot 1, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse Emergency Address Mr. Levi B. Witmer (Father), Lititz, Pa. Notified Emergency Address 6/2/1919, Form 107: 3/1/1920 R.B. Sketch No. 5759 Photograph No. D-24023   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: Form 12, 2-25-19, F115 - 5-19-21 (S199) sec 69   Plat No.:  A-250    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 in Consignment #50 on 8/20/1921 Shipped on 9/14/1921 to Mr. Levi B. Witmer, 201 North Broad St., Lititz, Pa. Received at Destination  on 9/16/1921 by Above Emergency address notified on 12/24/1921

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