Graves Registration Service Letter
Title
Graves Registration Service Letter
Creator
Butler, JF
Identifier
T100025
Date
1921 February 9
Description
Letter written to notify John L. Ambuehl that his wishes regarding John P. Ambuehl's body will be complied with
Source
Gift of Carol Frost, great-niece of John P. Ambuehl, and Mrs. James E. Higgins, 1981.
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Casualties
Contributor
Rachel Dark
Language
English
Provenance
Items were saved by John P. Ambuehl and his family, whose descendants donated them as a collection to WWPL.
Text
WAR DEPARTMENT
QUARTERMASTER CORPS
Graves Registration Service
Pier 2, Hoboken, N.J.
(AMVUEHL, John P. Pvt.
(Serial No. 2110915)
Feb. 9, 1921.
Mr. John L. Ambuehl,
Borup, Minn.
Dear Sir:
Reciept of your telegram of Feb. 9th is hereby acknowledged and your wishes will be complied with. We will ship the body of Pvt. John P. Ambuehl to you at Ada, Minn., at the earliest practicable date after the ship bearing the body has arrived at this port. You will be notified by telegraph date of departure of the body from this port and railroad line on which body will arrive at destination.
Very respectfully yours,
R.E. SHANNON
Captain Q.M.Corps,
Officer in Charge
BY: JF. Butler
J.F. Butler,
1st lt. Infantry. M McC
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QUARTERMASTER CORPS
Graves Registration Service
Pier 2, Hoboken, N.J.
(AMVUEHL, John P. Pvt.
(Serial No. 2110915)
Feb. 9, 1921.
Mr. John L. Ambuehl,
Borup, Minn.
Dear Sir:
Reciept of your telegram of Feb. 9th is hereby acknowledged and your wishes will be complied with. We will ship the body of Pvt. John P. Ambuehl to you at Ada, Minn., at the earliest practicable date after the ship bearing the body has arrived at this port. You will be notified by telegraph date of departure of the body from this port and railroad line on which body will arrive at destination.
Very respectfully yours,
R.E. SHANNON
Captain Q.M.Corps,
Officer in Charge
BY: JF. Butler
J.F. Butler,
1st lt. Infantry. M McC
jfb/mf
Original Format
Correspondence
To
Ambuehl, John L.
Files
Collection
Citation
Butler, JF, “Graves Registration Service Letter,” 1921 February 9, T100025, John P. Ambuehl Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.