If this article is from Sep 1921, I dont understand why it makes no mention of where the body has been for over 3 years.
It doesn't mention being disinterred in Hoboken, only that it arrived from there. Was there more to the article than this clipping?
I think it's just a matter of timing, Cam. When the war ended in 1918, it took awhile to figure out when and how to ship the bodies of the American soldiers home. First, all of the relatives had to be contacted by the government and asked if they wanted their loved one's remains to be buried in lovely cemeteries in France, or be sent home for burial. Also, when the soldiers were killed in action, they were placed in temporary graves and it took some time for the bodies to be dug up and identified. I think it took about a full year before they could really get the ball rolling on returning the bodies home. Once the bodies were properly prepared for shipment, they were placed in caskets and put on board ships that would return them to the USA. Hoboken was the primary port for receiving the bodies. The bodies were then sent to the relatives so that a proper memorial service could be held. I think that most of the dead were returned during 1921. My Great Uncle Lloyd's body was returned to Iowa in 1921. It was a tremendous undertaking and things weren't very mechanized back then. I think it just took a long time to get the soldier's bodies home.
