Colonel Ivan Leonard Ferguson was a WW II Pilot; An Anti-Submarine Patrol Officer on the West and then East Coast of the United States. he was Later transferred to the 12th Air Force; 310th Bombardment Group; 381st Bombardment Squadron; and was Stationed in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, (MTO). On 20 June 1942, he became the Commanding Officer (CO) of the 381st Bomb Squadron

His Hometown was Merced, Merced County, California.

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Tuesday, 23 February 1943

381st BS Mission Summary: (Ops Order ---/mission ---) Group Mission # 51:

SEA SEARCH

Group Mission # 51 Flight 6 B-25’s

Sqdrn. Mission # 33 Escort 18 P-38’s

Take Off 14:00 Bomb Load: (6 x 500)

Target 15:15 Bombs Dropped: 2 (4 x 500). 4000#

Down 17:45

Total Time: 3 Hrs. 45 Min.

Weather: Visibility 6 to 10 miles.

Remarks: Thirteen Seibel Ferries loaded with trucks, boxes and barrels were attacked at

37D 42’ N-33D 00’ E. These large barges are well armed with machine guns and A/A.

Five were sunk and several others damaged. They were escorted by two ME-109’s and

two Macchi 200’s.

The flak from all 13 barges was concentrated upon our first element; which

included the 2 381st A/C, and all three B-25’s crash landed into the sea.

One crew was observed to have succeeded in climbing out on the wing

381st BS: Extracts from Missing Air Crew Report # ?: (MACR not available)

A/C B-25; Serial No. 41-13102 “GREEN EYES” (Pancho under CP window) (MACR-?

shot down by AAA) (A)

P Eddy, Leonard A., Capt - MIA, POW, RMC

CP Hawkins, Frank B. “Pancho”, 2Lt - MIA, POW, RMC

N Katzenbach, Nicholas D. “Katz”, 1Lt - MIA

B Pickett, Perry D., Capt - MIA, POW, RMC

E None

R Taylor, Milo K., S/Sgt - MIA, POW, RMC

G Schave, Henry Lloyd, S/Sgt - MIA, POW, RMC

F Ferguson, Ivan Leonard, Maj, Commander (observer) - MIA, POW, RMC

381st BS: War Diary of: Hawkins, Frank B. “Pancho”, 2Lt, pilot

“(Log 2:30 hours) Hit 22 ship convoy. My ship “Green Eyes” (41-13102) shot down.

Also two other kites.”

Wednesday, 24 February 1943

381st BS: War Diary of: Hawkins, Frank B. “Pancho”, 2Lt, pilot

“Captured 4:30 PM. the 24th of Feb. 1943