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Personal info

Full name
FUNK, Ferdinand D
Date of birth
9 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
12022158
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
6 May 1944
Place of death
Stalag 2B, Hammerstein, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 26 14

Immediate family

Members
Herbert W. Funk (father)
Lydia Funk (mother)
Herbert Funk (brother)
Marjorie Funk (sister)

More information

Pvt Ferdinand D. Funk joined the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 10 January 1941. He was an actor before he joined the army. He was taken prisoner of war in Tunisia on 23 March 1943 and died in a POW work camp.

Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - New York Birth Index / Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten