Colonel Norman N. Ferguson was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 24 June 1959. His first duty assignment was as Rifle Platoon Leader, 13 Co, 1st Bn, 1st Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division (Old Ironsides), Fort Hood, Texas. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, Asst S3, 1st Bn, 6th Inf, Fort Hood, Texas;  Flt Student, USAAVNC, Fort Rucker, AL; Platoon Leader, Avn Company, 1st ID, Fort Riley, KS; Avn Sec Commander, 73d Avn Company, RVN; CO, E Company, 2d Bde, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Plans Officer, ACSG3, USAAVNC, Fort Rucker, AL; Bde S3, 2d Bde, 1st Air Cav Div, RVN; Instructor, Tactics GP, BBOD, USAIS, Fort Benning, GA; J1 Plans Officer, ACSJI, USASOUCOM, Quarry Heights, CA; CO, 114th Avn Co, Fort Clayton; 3d3 S3, Bde XO, 1st Bde, 24th Inf Div, Fort Steward, GA; CO, Hq Cmd, 24th Div, Fort Steward, GA; CO, OKC DRC, Oklahoma City, OK; Sr Adv, 1st Bde, 40th Div (Mech) CA ARNG; Director, Systems Management Dir, USASC, Fort Rucker; Director, Dep Avn Subj, USAAVNC, Fort Rucker, AL; School Secretary, USAAVNC, Fort Rucker, AL. | His awards and decorations include: Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal w/V Device w/14 Oak Leaf Cluster,  Army Commendation Medal w/4 Oak Leaf Cluster, Expert Infantryman Badge, Comabt Infantryman Badge, Master Army Aviator Badge. | Military schools attended include: Inf Off Adv Crs, Fort Benning, GA, Armed Forces Staff College.