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    • Dec 3, 1927
    Ferlin Husky is born in Flat River, Missouri. His 1956 single "Gone" establishes the Nashville Sound. He also has a landmark with the gospel-themed "Wings Of A Dove" and enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010
    Jun 6, 1944
    Allied troops invade Normandy, France, during a World War II battle better known as D-Day. Marine Ferlin Husky is among the Americans who hit the shore. Future Opry star Vic Willis is injured in the battle and receives a purple heart and bronze star
    Jun 22, 1944
    Marine Ferlin Husky is among the American troops who take part in the invasion of Cherbourg, France, during World War II
    Jun 27, 1944
    The Germans surrender the French city of Cherbourg five days after allied forces attacked. Future country singer Ferlin Husky, serving as a marine, came under fire during the battle
    Dec 28, 1951
    Ferlin Husky, using the alias Terry Preston, holds his first recording session for Capitol, a business relationship that lasts for more than two decades
    Nov 4, 1952
    Ferlin Husky records "Gone" under the pseudonym Terry Preston. He records the actual hit version of the song under his own name four years later
    Dec 1, 1952
    Capitol releases Ferlin Husky's first version of "Gone," credited to Terry Preston
    May 19, 1953
    Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky record "A Dear John Letter" on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, at the Capitol Studios
    Jun 15, 1953
    Capitol releases Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky's "A Dear John Letter"
    Aug 20, 1953
    Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky record "Forgive Me, John" during an afternoon session at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles
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