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FERGUSON, Erle J - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Rock Rapids, Wayne County, Iowa -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1325639 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Vandières, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 102 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert J. Ferguson (father)
Emil Nussle (stepfather)
Bessie (Britton) Ferguson (mother)
Kenneth Ferguson (brother)
Virginia L. Ferguson (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Erle J. Ferguson attended the Eau Claire High School in Wisconsin and was a member of the rifle club.He was an accountant at the Spinning Mfg., Michigan before he enlisted.
According to the Morning Reports of his company, he was reported Missing in Action on 6 September 1944 together with another officer and 89 enlisted men during the crossing of the Moselle River in the vicinity of Vandières. Attempting to cross the river his company had to withdraw because of heavy enemy artillery and machine gun fire. Apparently their status was changed to Killed in Action a week later.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. School Yearbooks / Iowa State Census, www.80thDivision.com,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Kristen Felhaber, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks