Day, Forrest Ferguson

Title

Day, Forrest Ferguson

Last Name

Ferguson

First and Middle Name

Forrest Ferguson

Hometown

Waynesboro, Virginia

VPI Graduating Class

1923

Undergraduate Major

Chemical Engineering

Service Branch

Army Air Corps

Military Events

  • Reported in the 1923 Virginia Polytechnic Institute Bugle that Day "flew with the AEF in France and piloted a burning aeroplane for 1500 feet during descent before he was forced to give up and crash to earth. After this he was carted off to the repair station with a memorandum which contained the following entries: broken - one anckle, four ribs, nose, and numerous lacerations of the face and body."
  • Served in the Army Air Service for 21 months

Files

Forrest Ferguson Day from the 1923 VPI Bugle picture.jpg
Forrest Ferguson Day from the 1923 VPI Bugle picture.jpg
Forrest Ferguson Day from the 1923 VPI Bugle.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Day, Forrest Ferguson,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 18, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1070.

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