CPL. Ferrell, Luther Earl
Service number: 38458481
Age: 25
Born: 30 Jan 1919, Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
Hometown: Williamson County, Texas
Family:
Francis Waymon Ferrell, (father)
Artie I (nee Scott) Ferrell (mother)
Felix Waymon Ferrell (brother)
Artie Louise Ferrell/McLaurin (sister)
Nadine Ferrell/Sutton (sister)
Elizabeth Ida (nee Tyson) McNeese/Ferrell (wife) as per 1940 census
Rank: Corporal
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 20, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: 1/2 mile south of Sillegny, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 18, Grave 29
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment:
Other information:
Service number: 38458481
Age: 25
Born: 30 Jan 1919, Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
Hometown: Williamson County, Texas
Family:
Francis Waymon Ferrell, (father)
Artie I (nee Scott) Ferrell (mother)
Felix Waymon Ferrell (brother)
Artie Louise Ferrell/McLaurin (sister)
Nadine Ferrell/Sutton (sister)
Elizabeth Ida (nee Tyson) McNeese/Ferrell (wife) as per 1940 census
Rank: Corporal
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 20, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: 1/2 mile south of Sillegny, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 18, Grave 29
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment:
Other information:
CPL. Ferrell, Luther Earl
Service number: 38458481
Age: 25
Born: 30 Jan 1919, Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
Hometown: Williamson County, Texas
Family:
Francis Waymon Ferrell, (father)
Artie I (nee Scott) Ferrell (mother)
Felix Waymon Ferrell (brother)
Artie Louise Ferrell/McLaurin (sister)
Nadine Ferrell/Sutton (sister)
Elizabeth Ida (nee Tyson) McNeese/Ferrell (wife) as per 1940 census
Rank: Corporal
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 20, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: 1/2 mile south of Sillegny, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 18, Grave 29
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment:
Other information:
Service number: 38458481
Age: 25
Born: 30 Jan 1919, Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
Hometown: Williamson County, Texas
Family:
Francis Waymon Ferrell, (father)
Artie I (nee Scott) Ferrell (mother)
Felix Waymon Ferrell (brother)
Artie Louise Ferrell/McLaurin (sister)
Nadine Ferrell/Sutton (sister)
Elizabeth Ida (nee Tyson) McNeese/Ferrell (wife) as per 1940 census
Rank: Corporal
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 20, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: 1/2 mile south of Sillegny, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 18, Grave 29
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment:
Other information:
Inscription
CORP 48 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV TEXAS
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