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Walter
Ferguson
Jr.
POW (RVN) MIA
1947-08-13

–

Home:

New York

, 

New York

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Courts of the Missing)

Walter Ferguson was interned as a Prisoner of War in Southeast Asia after he was captured in Cambodia on August 23, 1968 and was held until he was reportedly killed in an attempt to escape . His remains have never been recovered.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (South Vietnam)

    Action Date:

    August 23, 1968 – June 30, 1970

    Staff Sergeant Walter Ferguson, Jr., United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War in Southeast Asia from August 23, 1968 until his death in captivity.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Cambodia)

    Action Date:

    May 1970
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 56 (December 31, 1974)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Walter Ferguson, Jr., United States Army, for gallantry and intrepidity in action in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force while a serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 2d Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in South Vietnam in May 1970. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.