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Personal info

Full name
FERRIS, Lee Storm
Date of birth
6 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Peekskill, Westchester County, New York
Hometown
Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
12021767
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Jüngersdorf-Merode, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 12 34

Immediate family

Members
Dean Ferris (father)
Ella (Thompson) Ferris (mother)
Ella F. Ferris (sister)
Jennie E. Ferris (sister)
Anne A. Ferris (sister)
Paul P. Ferris (brother)
Theodore R. Ferris (brother)
Lotta I. (Miller) Ferris (sister)
Edward C. Ferris (brother)

More information

Pvt. Lee S. Ferris joined the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 19 December 1940. He attended high school for 4 years and was a nursery operator and flower grower before he joined the army.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - David Ferris Miller / Ferris McNeil Family Tree / 1920 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Gene Baumwoll CSW, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Gene Baumwoll CSW, www.ancestry.com - Wendy Rocks