Letter from Colonel James B. Clearwater to Mrs. Kay Kozlowski

OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON 25, D.C. A IN REPLY REFER TO STATES OF QMGMF 293 Kozlowski, Stephen F. 22 August 1951 SN RA 11 177 975 Mrs. Kay Kozlowski 100 Hawthorne Street Chelsea, Massachusetts Dear Mrs. Kozlowski: Reference is made to your telegram of 16 August 1951 furnishing instruc- tions concerning the shipment of the remains of your son, the late Corporal Stephen F. Kozlowski. In accordance with your wishes, the body will, upon arrival in the United States, be reshipped to A. Zakcheski and Son, Funeral Directors, 79 Broadway, Chelsea, Massachusetts. No definite information is now available concerning the exact time when the remains will arrive. After they are in the United States, military authorities responsible for shipment to final destination will notify you and the receiving funeral director by telegram of the date of shipment, the rail routing, the scheduled time of arrival at final destination, and the name of the escort who will accompany the body. The date and time of the funeral should not be set, nor should relatives come from a distance to attend until you are notified of the date of arrival of the remains at the final destination. All expenses in connection with preparation and shipment to the place des- ignated will be borne from government funds. Existing regulations provide that an allowance not to exceed $125.00 toward expenses incident to interment, which are incurred at destination, may also be made if the remains are interred in a private cemetery. This allowance goes to the person who pays the receiving funeral director's bill, and proper forms on which to submit the claim will be delivered by the escort. The remains will be accompanied by a military escort from a United States port to the destination designated by the next of kin. When burial is in a private cemetery, the escort may, at the request of the next of kin, attend the final interment services, provided such services are held within seventy-two hours after his arrival at the point of delivery. The escort also will provide the next of kin with an application for a government marker or headstone. Sincerely yours, JAMES B. CLEARWATER Colonel, QMC Chief, Memorial Division