World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dan Stevenson Ferguson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Great Falls, South Carolina
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN ITALY WITH THE 91ST INFANTRY 'POWDER RIVER' DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, AND PO VALLEY CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR AND RETIRED WITH THE RANK OF COLONEL.