Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
FERRELL, Luther Earl - Date of
birth
30 January 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas -
Hometown
Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38458481 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
C Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
South of Sillegny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 18 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Francis W. Ferrell (father)
Artie I. (Scott) Ferrell (mother)
Felix W. Ferrell (brother)
Arbie B. Ferrell (brother)
Artie L. Ferrell (sister)
Nadine Ferrell (sister)
Jack B. Ferrell (brother)
Irene Ferrell (sister)
Carrie F. Ferrell (sister)
Elizabeth I.(Tyson) Ferrell (wife)
More information
Cpl Luther E. Ferrell was married to Elizabeth McNeese on 6 March 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, https://www.7tharmddiv.org,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Delphine Richter Thomas