World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Deeb David Ferris
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waterville, Maine
Honored By
Allison Ferris Crate
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS TRAINED TO BE A RIFLE MARKSMAN AND TO DISABLE MINES. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND WAS IN THE D-DAY INVASION IN NORMANDY. HE EARNED THE PURPLE HEART AFTER BEING WOUNDED IN 1944, RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON WITH FOUR BATTLE STARS ATTACHED, AND THE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.