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Homeward bound: soldiers return from war dead voyage
The article describes the U S Army quartermaster corps bringing home American service members killed overseas. It details the Pier of the Dead in Hoboken, the transport process, escort details, and burial arrangements at Arlington and national cemeteries, with rituals, telegrams to families, and Red Cross support.
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Jessie Dell
Quartermaster Corps
United States Army
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New York Harbor
Lludson
Cambrai
Thheir
New York
Hoboken
Military Guard of Honor
Thirteenth
United States Infantry
Trobeken
Alice
Mwoboken
Washington
Hebahen
Toboken
Troboken
Warris Bureau
Tiehoken
Atuinta
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Arlington
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Cheyenne
Wye
Chicaze
Calambia
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Colunttas
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Arlington National Cemetery
Cemeterial
Travelers’ Aid Society
Union Station
District of Columbia
The
Red Cross
Jackson Square
Arlington Cemetery
Quartermaster General
Fort Myer
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