John “Kirk ” Ferguson, Cdr.,USN.(Ret.) Vietnam Surface Warfare, Bronze Star for Valor
Name: John Kirk Ferguson
Rank: Commander
Branch of Service; U. S. Navy
Unit: Served aboard seven different vessels
Specialty: Surface Warfare Officer
Active Duty Dates: July 1957 to May 1981
Armed Conflicts: Vietnam War
Theater of Operations: 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 Subjects : I was the only skipper of Strike Assault Boat Squadron Twenty in the Mekong Delta, which operated n 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.