United States Military Academy Yearbook (1942) Though Fergie went by way of Hawaii to come from West Point, Georgia to West Point, New York. He found that going directly to his academics meant less trouble. His spare time he spent sounding his A for the choir or playing his trumpet in the cadet orchestra. His hard work has made him a candidate for the engineers – his good nature and bubbling moods, a candidate for any branch. He'll plod with the infantry.