World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Checker Ferguson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dunlow, West Virginia
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Sergeant in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 397th Infantry Regiment, First Battalion, Company C, in the European Theater of Operations. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for Gallantry in action near Hohengehren, Germany.