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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
4398 COLBY 117527 Elwood Loring 181

Rank
New York Organization 2nd Div.
Cause of Death Date of Death
Corporal 51st Company, 5th Regiment USMC Died of Wounds Received in Action 6/12/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
6/14/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
241 
21034,Renumbered Grave #122, Amer. Section, Row #3.,French Civilian Cemetery,La Ferte-sous-Jouarre, S.et M.

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

Emergency Address Charles L. Colby, (Father), 100 West Fifth St., New York, N.Y., Single Father's later E/A 65 W. 70th St. New York, N.Y. Mother - Mrs. Mae E. Colby Moore, 68 Fairview Ave., Port Washington, L.I., New York, - Sailed June 14, 1930 - Presindent Harding Notified Emergency Address
7/18/1918 (Returned)

R.B. Sketch No.
5920
Photograph No.
 

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

Remarks: Notification letter returned with the notation " Misdirected" Prv. rpt.- Elwood L. - Co. G, 5th Marines, F115 - 1-3-21 (S-60)  

Permanent Burial in Foreign Cemetery
Cemetery:  Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
Grave: 
63 Row:   4 Block:   A
Authority File No. D:  61332
Reburied (date):  10/18/1922
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