World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Kenneth R. Ferguson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bergen County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 34TH BOMB GROUP, 7TH BOMB SQUADRON AT MENDLESHAM AIRFIELD, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND. BOMBADIER ON A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER THAT EXPERIENCED A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER B-17 WHILE ON A MISSION TO KASSEL, GERMANY AND CRASHED NEAR HOEVELHOF, GERMANY ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1944. AWARDED AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.