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FERGUSON, Jack Lavon - Date of
birth
22 April 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Custer City, Custer County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Grant, Custer County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38088731 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
419th Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1944 - Place of
death
Großraming, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Owen A. Ferguson (father)
Florence D. Ferguson (mother)
Irene L. Ferguson (sister)
Lide L. Ferguson (sister)
Herbert E. Ferguson (brother)
James L. Ferguson (brother)
Teddy R. Ferguson (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31639 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Steyr, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing plant
MACR: 3707
More information
Sgt Jack L. Ferguson enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 7 March 1942.He attended college for one year.
Statement of S/Sgt John E. Stuart, a crew member of another B-17 in the group: "I was flying tail gunner of the plane in 1-2 position of the High Flight Squadron. I saw the reserve plane of the second element A/C # 42-31639 move into the 2-1 position. Shortly thereafter the plane was attacked by an ME 109, which came in from about ten o'clock. It was hit near #1 engine in left wing and as it slid away, the B-17 turned on its back. I saw no parachutes come from the plane, then lost sight of it."
Three crew members were killed, seven men survived and were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jackson Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5754, http://www.axpow.org/bios/joneswtemp.htm, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Apr.44.html
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