World War II Honoree

Alfred H. Fergerson

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

North Syracuse, New York

Honored By

Alfred E. Fergerson

Relationship

Son

SEAMAN APPRENTICE. ENLISTED MAY 13, 1942 IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK. SERVED ON SEVERAL VESSELS. STILL HAS HIS SEA BAG! ON IT IS A LIST OF EACH STATION HE MADE, BEGINNING WITH PANAMA, GUAM, LEYTE, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, IE SHIMA, NAGASAKI AND SAIPAN. HIS STORIES OF THE WAR INCLUDE BEING PART OF THE CLEAN-UP AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB DROPS AT HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI AND HE WAS A PART OF THE TEAM OF MACHINISTS WHO MANUFACTURED THE FLAGPOLE MADE FAMOUS BY THE MARINES AT IWO JIMA. SERVED OVER 3 YEARS. MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 3RD CLASS. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 19, 1945.