Tag: Distinguished Service Cross

Geoffrey C. Ferris – an American Hero

Geoffrey C. Ferris (1918-1943) 9th great grandson of Jeffrey Ferris. Youngest of four children of Alice Josephine Cheney and Walter Lewis Ferris. Naive of New Haven, Connecticut. Ferris is buried in the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York. His awards include the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. The […]