Alaska Highway. Headquarters, Post Exchange Officer. Born: 5 September 1919, Sheldon, Vernon, Missouri. Died: 12 February 2017, San Angelo, Tom Green, TX. Buried: Sheldon Cemetery, Missouri.
Education: Graduated from the University of Kansas, mining engineer and metallurgist. Post graduate work at University of Arizona. Civilian occupation: Senior Process Engineer. He retired from Ralph N. Parsons Company after 20 years.
The segregated 97th Regiment landed at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Three feet of snow covered the ground. The 97th built the northern section of the Highway. Lt. Ferry arrived to the road in February 1943 and remained with them until July 1943.
His father was Windsor V. Ferry (1893-1985), a branch manager and salesman of food products. His mother was Lois S. Ferry, born in Missouri (1897-1986). He married Geraldine Davis on 16 April 1942 in Jackson, Missouri.
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