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File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
3916 SMITH 57723 Charles R. 167

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Corporal Company G, 28th Infantry Killed in Action 5/29/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
Reburied 9/20/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
1263 
2593 Grave 9, Row A, Amer. Cty., Cantigny, Somme

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  5/23/1919 Cemetery 176 
11718 In:  Grave 63, Section B, American Cemetery, Villers-Tournelle, Somme

Emergency Address Mrs. Sadie Smith (Sister), 1535 Charleston St., Charleston, West Va. Notified Emergency Address
4/29/1919, 1/21/1920 RTD, Form 107: 1/8/1920

R.B. Sketch No.
5330
Photograph No.
B-13970
 

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

Remarks: Beneficiary: Mr. Minor R. Smith, (brother) RFD #1, Leon, W. Va., Form #12, 2/27/19  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 5/23/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 6/23/1921 aboard the Somme
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #48 on 7/5/1921
Shipped on 8/15/1921 to National Cemetery, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Received at Destination  on 8/16/1921 by A. H. Bushmann.

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Cypress Hills National Cemetery, New York
Grave: 
8506 Section:   
Reburied (date):  8/1/1921

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