| File No. |
Last Name |
Army Serial No. |
First name and Initials |
Cablegram No. |
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26112
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SIGERFOOS
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|
Edward
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275
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| Rank |
|
Cause of Death |
Date of Death |
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Brigadier General
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Commanding 56th Infantry Brigade
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Died of Wounds Received in Action
|
10/7/1918
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|
| Date of Burial |
Place of Burial—Unconfirmed |
Cemetery Commune |
|
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10/7/1918
|
|
|
Authority File No. D |
Place of Burial—Confirmed |
Cemetery Commune |
534
|
|
2904
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Grave 104, Sec. A, Plot 2, Amer. Cty., Souilly, Meuse.
|
|
Authority File No. D |
Disinterred and Reburied: Date
| Cemetery |
|
|
|
In:
|
|
| Emergency Address |
Mrs. Opal R. Sigerfoos, Wife., Greenfield, Ohio. (330 W. 4th St.)
|
Notified Emergency Address
12/21/1918
|
|
R.B. Sketch No.
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Photograph No.
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|
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| Grave Marker |
Name Peg
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Cross
Yes
|
Head Board
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Bottle
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Ident. Tag |
Buried with body
Yes
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On grave marker
Yes
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| Remarks: |
By an act of Congress the Rank of Colonel Sigerfoos has been confirmed as Brigadier General. Phone by A.G.O. 9/28/20. Prev. rept. as, Colonel. Prv. rpt. 56th Brigade, #8 - 3-1-19, F115 - 1/8/21 - 529
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|
|
| Removal Project Information |
|
Body disinterred 4/7/1921 for preparation and shipment.
|
| Arrived
at Antwerp
on 5/1/1921
|
| Shipped
to Hoboken, NJ
on 6/19/1921
aboard the Wheaton
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| Arrived
at Hoboken, NJ
on 7/2/1921
|
| Shipped
on 7/18/1921
to National Cty., Arlington, Va.,
|
| Received at Destination
on 7/19/1921
by Eugene H. Sleeper, Capt. Q.M.C.
|
|
| Permanent Burial in National Cemetery |
| Cemetery: |
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia |
| Grave: |
|
| Reburied (date): |
7/1/1921 |
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