(Excerpt from Cornelius Crossroads newsletter, Jan 1996, submitted by Mrs. Sherry Cornelius) .... For WWI soldiers killed in action overseas and buried there, you can write to the American Battle of Monuments Commission, Washington DC 20314. If records are available they will send photographs of the grave marker, what the condition of the body was in at the time of burial, even dental records if they have them. When a soldier was killed in action he was temporarily buried where he was killed and later buried at the Red Cross Cemetery. Later on, some were shipped to the states at the request of the families to be buried in family cemeteries....(end) This Commission may be able to answer your questions and/or give you the name of someone who can. http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwi.php Velva Cornelius Cort -----Original Message----- From: alblount-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alblount-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Geniesleuth@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 5:08 PM To: ALBLOUNT@rootsweb.com Subject: [ALBLOUNT] Need help w/Military info Can anyone tell me exactly what was done when someone was killed in action and buried overseas? They had to "notify" the widow and family. One in my line.......Leon Boucher, b 23 July 1895, d 28 July 1918 in France, buried Suresnes American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 6, Grave 13 is one I am presently working on. He was killed in WW l. He was a private in the US Army, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division. What kind of death certificate, if any, was issued on him? His registration card stated he was married, so someone had to be notified. Was his death recorded in the US and where? Or did they record those deaths in the US in some manner? It was during the time when death certs were certainly being issued when people died. I am just unknowledgeable about the procedure when a soldier died during wartime overseas and was buried there. I am hoping some of you military afficianadoes out there can answer these questions for me, it would be greatly appreciated. J Parker ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message