Pvt Ferris J. Stevens, WWII Army Veteran: Thank You for your Service

[LadyDigger]

In order to keep the memory alive for Private Ferris J. Stevens and his family, who have enjoyed visiting TNet and enjoyed reading the previous thread as well as other threads on this forum....I will post something here about Pvt Stevens.

I will add the photos that Joe (Mrs. P.'s) son sent me and a bit of history about Private Stevens. Mrs. P said when she receives the dog tag, she will let me know and when the story is printed in the paper, she said she will send me a copy, inturn, I will post for ya'll to see since many of us are not in New York to read it! I will send an email to Joe and Mrs. P and let them know of this thread.

I will continue to update as I get the data together.....bear with me! I have to work today...so I will do what I can now and finish tonight...deal?

To start....here are the photos:

Blessings to all,
Annmarie

PS: Mrs. P and Joe, WE, of TNET, hope you will enjoy this thread and it's our way of saying THANK YOU to your Uncle and Great Uncle for giving of himself for this great country of ours! Please pass on to your father (grandfather) that we also THANK HIM for courage and dedication to God and Country for his service as well! And from the information you have given me, there was another brother that also served. May Pvt Ferris Stevens and Saad Stevens Rest in Peace and know that their country, that they so loved, Thanks them for their dedication to God and Country! Amen!

 

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[stoney56]

Awesome!! Thank you Annmarie! And what a great pic of a proud American family willing to give their all for peace and freedom!


STEVENS, FERRIS J
US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/11/1918
DATE OF DEATH: 04/28/2003
BURIED AT:
CALVARY CEMETERY
2401 ONEIDA STREET UTICA NY NEW HARTFORD, NY 13413
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This part was researched by Ron and Ann--Thank you Annmarie!

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 32370326 32370326
NAME STEVENS#FERRIS#J
RESIDENCE: STATE 23 NEW YORK
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 065 ONEIDA
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 2390 UTICA NEW YORK
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 28 28
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 05 05
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 42 42
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 23 NEW YORK
YEAR OF BIRTH 18 18
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 999 Undefined Code
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0504 0504
FILM REEL NUMBER 2.168 2.168

Oneida County NyArchives Military Records.....Army Enlistees Names STACE - SWIZENSKI
WWII - Enlistment
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Tina Vickery [email protected] December 26, 2007, 7:05 pm

 

[LadyDigger]

Aww, thanks Stoney...I was just going to do that...great minds think alike!

 

[stoney56]

Thank you Ann. Gives a bit more insight....went in at age 23. Grade school education. Survived the scariest moments of his life--and died at age 84. What stories he must have been able to tell.

 

[stoney56]

Re: Dogtag Found,Anybody knows him?
Reply To This Topic #26 Posted March 06, 2009, 01:18:58 PM

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Chestkeeper....OMG....what a wonderful lady she is! The niece of Ferris J. Stevens just called me...well...she called me at 1:26 pm and is it now 2:14 pm...we just got off the phone!!! She's excited about the dog tag!!!

Her father is still living and brother to Ferris. Her son also metal detects and I gave her my email and told her about TreasureNet....to tell her son.

She will have her son email you...but she also gave me her addy and I will PM you her address. She said she would like to repay you for the postage...so make sure you put a return address on the package, if you wish.

She told me abit about her uncle. He was a paratrooper and while he was jumping out of the airplane, he was shot in the leg. He was sent back to the states. She said he may have lost his dog tag that day he jumped out of the airplane.

Mrs. P is a young 72! And OMG....what a pleasure to talk with! I'm gonna' keep in touch with her! I just made a new friend thanks to you,

 

[LadyDigger]

Heard that the original thread is back up and running!!!

So as not to overrun on Chestkeeper's thread, I would like to keep this one. I was researching some newspaper articles and found this one (among many, which I will post tonight)...but wanted to post this one now. I'm only searching 1945 Corregidor time frame...other dates later.

Enjoy the reading....

 

[Mental Granny]

This is great having this second thread as just a tribute for the family! I cant wait to see the pics of the family with the tag! And the news article about its return with the thanks to chestkeeper and his friends! This is sooo awsome!

 

[LadyDigger]

Mrs. P called me this evening after reading this page. She was crying. Why? She was so happy to see this page up and said it was such a nice thing! She is very grateful and Thanks Everyone!

Mrs. P.....it's a pleasure and an honor to keep the memory alive. His dog tag being found was his rebirth and listening to you talk on the phone about him is very enjoyable! Thank you for sharing him! God Bless You and Yours....

Now.....I have found the last two parts of the first article I posted....so here you go with Part 2 of 3...

 

[LadyDigger]

And here's part 3 of 3.....hope you enjoy....more to come....

 

[LadyDigger]

Here's some maps I found in the papers.....

 

[fossis]

Great Stuff, I had an uncle that was wounded on Okinawa.
And I had the honor of marching in General Mcarthur's funeral procession.

Fossis.............

 

[Mental Granny]

Wow fossis that IS quite an honor! Someting to defiantly remember!

 

[LadyDigger]

Great Stuff, I had an uncle that was wounded on Okinawa.
And I had the honor of marching in General Mcarthur's funeral procession.

Fossis.............

That is an honor! Did you know Gen MacArthur has a memorial building in downtown Norfolk, VA? It's pretty nice. And if I am not mistaken, he is buried there....and I think his wife too...been a while since I've been down that way.