World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vernon Dale Ferrell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Valley Falls, Kansas
Honored By
Joan Ferrell
Relationship
Daughter
DRAFTED IN 1942 INTO ARMY. ROSE TO RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. THEN TRANSFERRED TO ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1943 AS CORPORAL. WORKED AS RADAR SPECIALIST. WENT TO BAYLOR UNIVERSITY IN WACO, TEXAS AS PART OF TRAINING. SERVED IN OAHU, HAWAII IN 1945 AND THEN IN IWO JIMA IN AUGUST 1945.