Geniesleuth@aol.com wrote: >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 > > > > I don't know about WWI -However, my father was in WWII. Normandy France. I sent to the Veteran's Admir. for his Military Records and all is on there as far as his parents , children and more. They were also free of Charge.