World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Douglas Paul Ferguson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lakewood, Ohio
Honored By
Janie, Cheryll, Terry, Janette & Jeffrey
Relationship
His Children
ASSISTANT GUNNERY OFFICER ABOARD THE USS AARON WARD. THE SHIP WAS ATTACKED NEAR OKINAWA ON MAY 3, 1945 BY 25 JAPANESE AIRCRAFT, AND WAS HIT BY 6 KAMIKAZES. HE WAS ON THE BRIDGE AT THE TIME OF THE ATTACK.