World War II Honoree

David Jo Ferguson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pawnee, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT SAN DIEGO NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A SPECIALIST, INCLUDING AS A PHYSICAL TRAINING INSTRUCTOR, AND NAVAL CORRESPONDENT DURING THE WAR. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RATING OF SPECIALIST (NAVAL CORRESPONDENT) FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.