PVT. FERRIS, Michael
Service number: 33601604
Age: 21
Born: 26 September 1923, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Family:
Elias Ferris (father)
Catherine (nee Moses) Ferris (mother)
Sadie Ferris/Leo (sister)
Isaac Ferris (brother)
George E. Ferris (brother)
Jennie Ferris (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Vicinity of Heusden, Netherlands
Spot: 2 miles south of Heusden, west of the Asten-Meijel Road
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Plot C, Row 12, Grave 28
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Other information:
Service number: 33601604
Age: 21
Born: 26 September 1923, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Family:
Elias Ferris (father)
Catherine (nee Moses) Ferris (mother)
Sadie Ferris/Leo (sister)
Isaac Ferris (brother)
George E. Ferris (brother)
Jennie Ferris (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Vicinity of Heusden, Netherlands
Spot: 2 miles south of Heusden, west of the Asten-Meijel Road
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Plot C, Row 12, Grave 28
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Other information:
PVT. FERRIS, Michael
Service number: 33601604
Age: 21
Born: 26 September 1923, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Family:
Elias Ferris (father)
Catherine (nee Moses) Ferris (mother)
Sadie Ferris/Leo (sister)
Isaac Ferris (brother)
George E. Ferris (brother)
Jennie Ferris (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Vicinity of Heusden, Netherlands
Spot: 2 miles south of Heusden, west of the Asten-Meijel Road
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Plot C, Row 12, Grave 28
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Other information:
Service number: 33601604
Age: 21
Born: 26 September 1923, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Family:
Elias Ferris (father)
Catherine (nee Moses) Ferris (mother)
Sadie Ferris/Leo (sister)
Isaac Ferris (brother)
George E. Ferris (brother)
Jennie Ferris (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Vicinity of Heusden, Netherlands
Spot: 2 miles south of Heusden, west of the Asten-Meijel Road
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Plot C, Row 12, Grave 28
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Other information:
Inscription
PVT, 17 TANK BN, 7 ARMD DIV WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Pennsylvania.
Family Members
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