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Personal info

Full name
BUCKLEY, Fergus Patrick
Date of birth
1 November 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Biddulph, Ontario, Canada
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36161247
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
Near Holzhausen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 18 14

Immediate family

Members
Patrick J. Buckley (father)
Kathleen R. (McIlhargey) Buckley (mother)
John D. Buckley (brother)
Mary K. Buckley (sister)
Rita G. Buckley (sister)
Cecelia I. Buckley (sister)
Helen M. Buckley (sister)
Anna M. Buckley (sister)
Ann (Conroy) Buckley (wife)

More information

Fergus Buckley first served in New Guinea.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, Sue Cromwell, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Laura Phillips, http://facesofwar.nl/ferguspbuckley.html