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FERGUSON, David Wallace - Date of
birth
4 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Piscataquis County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31245251 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Linnich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 4 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marie (Ferguson) Brown (mother)
Roland A. Brown (stepfather)
Hope H. Brown (half sister)
Roland A. Brown (half brother)
Benjamin G. Brown (half brother)
Lily Brown (half sister)
Milton A. Brown (halfbrother)
More information
Pfc David W. Ferguson entered the service in Providence, Rhode Island on 23 November 1942.Ozark Division. He was killed in Germany near Linnich, Rur river, while establishing the bridgehead across the river. Before entering the army, he was a travelling geological surveyor. He went overseas in September, 1944.
His mother was Marie Ferguson, born in Belfast, Ireland.
His brother T/5 Roland Ashley Brown also was killed in action. He was initially buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle in Belgium but was returned to the United States in 1950 and buried at the National Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina. His brother seaman 1c Benjamin Brown served in the Pacific.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Roberta Dobson, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Roberta Dobson