SSgt Russell Warren Strong
Osaka
Kempei Tai Headquarters

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DATE
7 JUNE 1948
LETTER FROM GENERAL LARKIN WITH FORM: REQUEST FOR DISPOSITION OF REMAINS
26 AUGUST 1948
SSGT STRONG REMAINS TRANSFERRED FROM YOKOHAMA CEMETERY/MAUSOLEUM TO GRAVES REGISTRATION PORT FACILITY, YOKOHAMA
9 SEPTEMBER 1948
FORM RETURNED FOR CORRECTION
9 JANUARY 1949
FORM RETURNED BY MR HERBERT STRONG, REQUESTING BURIAL AT NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC.
15 FEBRUARY 1949 ORIGINAL DISINTERMENT DIRECTIVE : BURIAL IN HAWAII
23 APRIL 1949 SGT STRONG'S REMAINS TRANSPORTED TO HAWAII, ARRIVE 7 MAY 1949
26 APRIL 1949
LETTER FROM MRS PEARL STRONG REQUESTING CHANGE IN BURIAL LOCATION TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
13 JUNE 1949 CHANGE IN ORGINAL DISINTERMENT DIRECTIVE : BURIAL AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
13 SEPTEMBER 1949
SGT STRONG'S REMAINS TRANSPORTED FROM HAWAII TO DISTRIBUTION CENTER #1 VIA FORT MASON, ARRIVING 10 OCTOBER 1949
24 OCTOBER 1949
REMAINS OF 16 MEN TRANSPORTED BY RAIL FROM DISTRIBUTION CENTER #1 TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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