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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44553947 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47616405 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 107806 CHESTER 2650024 Willie D. 563 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private Company H, 15th Infantry Tuberculosis, pulmonary 3/25/1919 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 3/27/1919 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune 22  8294 Grave # 298, Amer. Cty., Cmme. Savenay, Loire Inferieure Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  Cemetery In:  Emergency Address Lella Douglas Chester, (Mother), RFD. #A, Box. #12, Dawson, Ga., #handwritten not sent body rtd to US Notified Emergency Address Form 107: , 9/16/1920 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No. L-1788   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: Information from form 1-A. Organ. Changes from 359 Inf. to 15th Inf. Grave No. changed by Auth 2nd Ind., Hdqrs A.G.R.S. 12/29/20, Cty 22, No Notification, Form #8 sent 6-18-19 for present status., F#115. 3-26-20.   Removal Project Information Body disinterred 8/2/1920 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  St. Nazaire on 8/3/1920 Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 8/31/1920 aboard the Sherman Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey on 9/11/1920 Shipped on 10/5/1920 to Charlie Chester. Dawson, Ga. Received at Destination  on 10/8/1920 by Above

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