in the vicinity of Washington, D.C., for more than 14 years. First, he became deputy and later director of requirements in the office of the deputy chief of staff for development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. Then he was named vice commander of the Air Research and Development Command (later Air Force Systems Command) with headquarters at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. In December 1961, General Ferguson became deputy chief of staff for research and development at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. In that position he monitored the total research and development effort in the Air Force. In September 1966 he assumed command of the Air Force Systems Command. He retired from the Air Force on September 1, 1970, and died on July 13, 2000, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Awards and decorations His military decorations include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster and Air Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Croix de Guerre with Palm (France), Croix de Guerre (Luxembourg), and the Military Merit Ulchi Medal with gold star (Korea). Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster Air Medal with oak leaf cluster References 1913 births 2000 deaths United States Air Force generals United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) British emigrants to the United States Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) Recipients of the Air Medal Members of the Order of the British Empire Naturalized citizens of the United States People from İzmir British expatriates in the Ottoman Empire