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Personal info

Full name
FERGUSON, Edward George
Date of birth
9 October 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Boyd, Camden County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
33776937
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 19 30

Immediate family

Members
Adam N. Ferguson (father)
Gladys E. (Bliss) Ferguson (mother)
Robert M. Ferguson (brother)
Gilbert L. Ferguson (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward G. Ferguson enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 22 April 1943.

He attended 1 year of College and worked as a plumber before he enlisted.

He was first buried in the St. James Cemetery, St. James France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application / Lewis Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

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