Day, Forrest Ferguson
Title
Day, Forrest Ferguson
Last Name
Day
First and Middle Name
Forrest Ferguson
Hometown
Waynesboro, Virginia
Birth Date
4 November 1894
Birthplace
Waynesboro, Virginia
Death Date
14 July 1963
Place of Death
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Parents
Samuel Thompson Day Sr. and Annie Leta Ferguson
Spouse(s)
Bernice Broughton Greene
VPI Graduating Class
1923
Undergraduate Major
Commercial Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
US Army, Air Service (for 21 months)
Unit
37th Aero Squadron
Rank
Corporal (listed as corporal on embarkation list on the Baltic on 22 January 1918)
Military Events
According to the 1923 VPI bugle Day piloted a burning aeroplane for a 1500 foot descent before he was forced to give up and crash to earth. He apparently only suffered a broken ankle, four broken rips, a broken nose, and numerous lacerations to the face and body. Returned to US from France on the Texan on 16 April 1916.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Day, Forrest Ferguson,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 10, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1135.
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