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Personal info

Full name
FERGER, Casimer Frank
Date of birth
18 February 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Hometown
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35327437
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 January 1945
Place of death
Near Villers-la-Bonne-Eau, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 2 32

Immediate family

Members
Frank Ferger (father)
Bertha Ferger (mother)
Benjamin Ferger (brother)
Edward Ferger (brother)
Tillie Ferger (sister)
Rose Ferger (sister)
Ervin Ferger (brother)
Esther Ferger (sister)

More information

Pvt Casimer F. Ferger attended high school for one year and was an attendant at LaSalle Recreation before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 15 May 1942. He was sent overseas in October 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1940 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - The South Bend Tribune 21 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - The South Bend Tribune 3 May 1945