John K. “Kirk” Ferguson
Commander · U.S. Navy · Vietnam War
Request this speaker- Branch of service
- U.S. Navy
- Rank
- Commander
- War / era
- Vietnam War
- Job / specialty
- Surface Warfare Officer
- Unit
- Served aboard seven different vessels
- Active duty
- July 1957 to May 1981
- Theater
- Mekong Delta, Vietnam
- Campaigns
- Seven Blue and Brown water campaigns
- Decorations & awards
- Bronze Star w/Combat V, Navy Commendation Medal w/ star, Navy Unit Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/5 stars, Vietnamese Gallantry Medal w/gold star, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/ Palm leaf, Vietnam Staff Service Medal, Vietnamese Navy Distinguished Service Order Second Class, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal /w device, Pistol Sharpshooter and Rifle Marksman ribbons.
- Speaking topics
- I was the only skipper of Strike Assault Boat Squadron Twenty in the Mekong Delta, which operated in the upper Mekong River in the Republic of Vietnam during the 1970 time frame. Additional Information: I was skipper of the USS Flint (AE 32) in the 1973-1975 time fame. Two deployments to WesPac, great stories.
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