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
Collection
Citation
“Day, Forrest Ferguson,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1070.
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