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Personal info

Full name
FERRY, Edward W
Date of birth
10 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36355567
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Serpenseel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Ferry (father)
Anna (Truchan) Ferry (mother)
John P. Ferry (brother)
Henry Ferry (brother)
Rose Ferry (sister)
Stanley J. Ferry (brother)
Helen Ferry (sister)
Virginia L. Ferry (sister)
Theresa Ferry (sister)
Joanne E. Ferry (sister)
Dorothy Ferry (sister)
George Ferry (brother)

More information

Edward W. Ferry enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on June the 29th, 1942. He was a welder before he enlisted.

Source of information: Mireille Goedhart, Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.footnote.com, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 66th Armored Regiment, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Birth Index

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspaperarchive.com - Chicago Homewood Flossmore Star