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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44915256 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47652947 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 87277 MIESSE 1458280 James W. 474 SP 21 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private Company M, 139th Infantry Killed in Action 9/28/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 10/11/1918 Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune C-293  4140 Grave 2, Isolated Cmme Apremont, Adennes, 35 SE E301.5 N278.95   Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/10/1919 Cemetery 1232  12304 In:  Grave 6, Section 60, Plot 1, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse Emergency Address Mr. W. B. Miesse (Father), Marion, Marion Co., Kans. Notified Emergency Address 4/14/1919, Form 36A: 5/29/1919, Form 107: 2/25/1920 R.B. Sketch No. 5759 Photograph No. D-31926   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker   Yes   Remarks: F115-5-14-21 127-Sec 60   Plat No.:  A-139    Removal Project Information Body disinterred 7/23/1921 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 9/8/1921 to Mr. W.B. Miesse, # 3, Marion, Kans. Received at Destination by Above Emergency address notified on 12/20/1921

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