Ferguson, Jimmie Washington 'Fergie'

1923 - 1975  (51 years)

• Name	Ferguson, Jimmie Washington 'Fergie'
  Birth	12 Aug 1923	Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FERG.J001
  _FGRAVE	19420587
  Military Service	World War II, Machinists Mate Second Class, United States Navy  [2, 3]
  	Enlisted and entered active service on 23 February, 1943. Trained as a Seabee at the U.S. Naval Training Center at Camp Perry near Wilmington, Virginia. Assigned to the 87th Naval Construction Battalion, which was first stationed at the Advanced Base Depot in Davisville, Rhode Island for staging and outfitting. Deployed with his unit to the Pacific Theater of Operations. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorable discharge as a Machinist's Mate 2nd Class on 19 January 1945 at Great Lakes, Illinois. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1893071
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Jimmie Washington Ferguson (1923-1975)
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Ferguson, Jimmie Washington (1923-1975)
  Death	10 Mar 1975	Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Ferguson, Delta J. and Jimmie W.
  Person ID	I34593	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Erwin, Delta June 'Jean',   b. 14 Oct 1928, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Aug 2012, Heritage Woods, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1947	Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky
  Children	1. Ferguson, J.   2. Ferguson, B.   3. Ferguson, C.   4. Ferguson, R.
  Family ID	F14139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Aug 1923 - Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 28 Jun 1947 - Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky Death - 10 Mar 1975 - Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10832] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ferguson, Delta J. and Jimmie W., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19420587), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10833] (Reliability: 2). [S14839] (Reliability: 2). [S10830] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Ferguson, Delta June "Jean", 83, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95353375), none. (Reliability: 2).