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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
44208 COVEY 2481773 John W. 301

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company Q M Detachment A P O 712 Lobar Pneumonia 10/17/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
10/19/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
58 
3702 Grave #98, Amer. Cty. , Is-sur-Tille, Cote D'Or,

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

Emergency Address Mrs. Elizabeth Covey, (Mother), Graysville, Texas. Notified Emergency Address
12/19/1918 retd 1/28/1919

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
D-5804
 

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

Remarks: Form 8 1-28-19 retd 2-28-19 - 2nd address-"Graysville, Ohio", 2nd notice sent 2-28-19., 4-9-20-115.  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 11/6/1920 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Bordeaux on 11/10/1920
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 11/29/1920 aboard the Wheaton
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ on 12/15/1920
Shipped on 1/3/1921 to National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Received at Destination  on 1/4/1921 by Morton D. Loy 1st Lt.

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
1133 Section:   
Authority File No. D:  44208
Reburied (date):  1/14/1921

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