Tevis was the son of Claude Ferguson and Jean Ethel nee Clithero. He grew up in Grass Valley, CA, and married right out of high school. On the morning of July 15, 1942, Lt. Ferguson of the 80th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, USAAF, based at Petrie Airfield, misjudged his distance from the water on a mission over Moreton Bay near Brisbane. He was killed when his left wing clipped the water, causing his aircraft to crash. He had a reputation for buzzing the Australian Flying School at Redcliffe, and on the day of his tragic death he was putting on another show but misjudged his closeness to the water. He was 24 years old. He was buried at the US American Forces in Australia Cemetery at Ipswich, and in 1947 all remains were exhumed and sent home. It is unknown to this submitter where the remains of Lt. Ferguson now rest.
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ASN O-431958
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ASN O-431958
Tevis was the son of Claude Ferguson and Jean Ethel nee Clithero. He grew up in Grass Valley, CA, and married right out of high school. On the morning of July 15, 1942, Lt. Ferguson of the 80th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, USAAF, based at Petrie Airfield, misjudged his distance from the water on a mission over Moreton Bay near Brisbane. He was killed when his left wing clipped the water, causing his aircraft to crash. He had a reputation for buzzing the Australian Flying School at Redcliffe, and on the day of his tragic death he was putting on another show but misjudged his closeness to the water. He was 24 years old. He was buried at the US American Forces in Australia Cemetery at Ipswich, and in 1947 all remains were exhumed and sent home. It is unknown to this submitter where the remains of Lt. Ferguson now rest.
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ASN O-431958
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ASN O-431958
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