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I recently acquired a grouping of artifacts from the 30+ year career of Brigadier General Edward Augustus Ferguson. BG Ferguson was commissioned in 1968 and served from that time until March 1985 in the New York Army National Guard. He then transferred to the Ohio Army National Guard, serving in Ohio until his retirement on 31 October 1996. BG Ferguson passed away in June 2003 and is buried a short distance from us at the Dayton National Cemetery. I don't normally buy stuff, but stumbled across this on eBay about 10 minutes before the auction ended; his widow is one of the board members of a historic preservation group that I also belong to. Here's his bio:

 

RESUME OF SERVICE CAREER

 

OF

 

EDWARD AUGUSTUS FERGUSON, JR., Brigadier General, (ARNGUS)

 

Retired effective Oct 31, 1998

 

YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE: Over 29

 

TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: Over 31

 

PRESENT ASSIGNMENT: Assistant Adjutant General for Training w/attachment to Commander, 73rd Troop Command, Columbus, Ohio 43217-5943 since October 1996

 

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED

 

Transportation School, Transportation Officer Basic Course

Academy of Health Sciences, Army Medical Department Officer Basic and Advanced Course

Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense School, Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense Officer Course

Command and General Staff College

Academy of Health Sciences, Army Medical Department Theater Medical Operations (Reserve Component)

Army War College, Reserve Component National Security Issues Seminar

Armed Forces Staff College, Reserve Components National Security Seminar

John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Terrorism in Low Intensity Conflict Course

National Defense University, Reserve Component National Security Course

Ohio Military Academy, Battle Focused Instructor Training Course

Logistics Management College, Combat Services Support Pre-Command Course

 

CIVILIAN EDUCATION

 

Iona College - BBA Degree - Finance

Saint John's University - MBA Degree - Management

 

MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

 

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT

 

ARNG - Not on Active Duty

 

Aug 68 Oct 69 Platoon Leader, 1469th Transportation Company, New York, New York

Nov 69 May 71 Highway Regulation Officer, 669th Transportation Detachment, New York, New York

Jun 71 Nov 71 Platoon Leader, 1469th Transportation Company, New York, New York

Dec 71 Jan 72 Platoon Leader, 1569th Transportation Company, New York, New York

Jan 72 Nov 72 Adjutant/S1, 569th Transportation Battalion, New York, New York

Nov 72 Mar 73 Platoon Leader, 719th Transportation company, New York, New York

Mar 73 Oct 73 Commander, 1569th Transportation Company, New York, New York

Oct 73 Oct 74 Platoon Leader, 1569th Transportation Company, New York, New York

Oct 74 Jan 77 Assistant S3, 244th Medical Group, Brooklyn, New York

USAR - Not on Active Duty

 

Jan 77 Dec 80 Comptroller, Headquarters Company, 8th Medical Brigade, Brooklyn, New York

Jan 81 Feb 84 Executive Officer, 817th Evacuation Hospital, Webster, New York

Feb 84 Mar 85 Secretary, 1159th United States Army Reserve School, Webster, New York

ARNG - Not on Active Duty

 

Mar 85 Jul 89 Health Services Manpower Officer, later plans officer, 112th Medical Brigade, Worthington, Ohio

Aug 89 Jul 93 Plans, Operations, Intelligence, and Training officer, 112th Medical Brigade, Columbus, Ohio

Aug 93 Oct 94 Commandant, Detachment 3, Headquarters, State Area Command, Columbus, Ohio

Oct 94 Sep 95 Commander, 73d Troop Command, State Area Command, Columbus, Ohio

Oct 95 Oct 98 Assistant Adjutant General for Training, w/attachment to Commander, 73rd Troop Command, Columbus, Ohio

PROMOTIONS DATES OF APPOINTMENT

 

Component Date

 

2LT ARNG 16 Aug 68

1LT ARNG 15 Aug 71

CPT ARNG 12 Oct 73

MAJ USAR 15 Jun 78

LTC USAR 15 Nov 82

LTC ARNG 19 Mar 85

COL ARNG 24 Jan 90

BG (AGC) ARNG 19 Sep 96

US DECORATIONS/BADGES

 

Meritorious Service Medal

Army Commendation Medal (with 1 bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

Army Achievement Medal (with 1 bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 silver Oak Leaf Cluster)

National Defense Service Medal

Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with bronze Hourglass Device)

Army Service Ribbon

Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with numeral 3)

 

SOURCE AND DATE OF COMMISSION OCS, 16 August 1968

 

 

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With the exception of his Legion of Merit and the New York 10-year service medal, there are duplicates of all his awards...I'll be offering the dupes and extras in the For Sale section shortly...oddly enough, only one of his Army Achievement Medals is engraved with his name..I thought for sure the LoM would be named.

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His minis and some misc insignias...one of the 1Lt bars has been modified with a screw post for use on his helmet liner...

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...his MSM and Presidential retirement certificates...there's some more with this group but these are the major items..

 

 

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What Vietnam service do you suppose is reflected by his headstone (post #2)? No Vietnam Service Medal seems present.

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This is kind of a sore point with me...his widow actually had these campaigns listed: VIETNAM, LEBANON, GRENADA, PANAMA, PERSIAN GULF, SOMALIA, KOSOVO. Her view is that since he was in the Army during those conflicts, they should "all" be listed on his marker (even though he never left New York or Ohio). The National Cemetery Administration limits campaigns/wars to two or three. In my opinion, you don't list anything you didn't actually go to...but I didn't say anything...if that's how she wants to see her husbands service, who am I to steal his glory?

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