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Personal info

Full name
OLDAG, Ferguson James
Date of birth
9 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Sealy, Austin County, Texas
Hometown
Sealy, Austin County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38548494
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 6 39

Immediate family

Members
Joe Oldag (father)
Antonia (Beuchman) Oldag (mother)
Willie M. Oldag (brother)
Daniel M. Oldag (brother)
Al S. Oldag (brother)
Julia Oldag (sister)

More information

Pfc Ferguson J. Oldag enlisted in Houston, Texas on 27 January 1944.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/ 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery