Home or Place of Enlistment: Ada County, Idaho Date of Loss: June 6, 1942
Frank J. Ferguson was captured by Imperial Japan while serving in the Philippine Islands, and was sent to PW Camp #4 (Camp O'Donnell) near Tarlac, Luzon, Philippines where 2,160 other American POWs were held. Frank's capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on May 7, 1942, and the last report was made on June 6, 1942. Based on these two reports, Frank was imprisoned for at least 30 days, one of the shorter durations of captivity recorded, the average being 363 days. Frank died while in Prisoner of War status.