Name:
Stephen Douglas Ferrel
Rank:
Private First Class
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Unit:
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1945-02-16
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, Wisconsin
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Stephen Douglas Ferrel was born on June 30, 1925 in Boscobel, Wisconsin. He was the son of Frank Eugene Ferrel and Amy Ethel Lawver Ferrel. Stephen served in the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on February 16, 1945 at the age of 19 and is now buried in Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA. PFC Ferrel was one of the American paratroopers who fought successfully on Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor, Philippines against the defending Japanese garrison in February 1945.