Ashdown, Gerald R, Pvt

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Private

Last Primary MOS
745-Rifleman

Last MOSGroup
WWII SSN/MOS

Primary Unit
1943-1943, 745, Co B, 1st Raider Bn

Service Years
1942 - 1943

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Ohio

Year of Birth
1923

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Casualty Info

Home Town Cleveland	Last Address 1276 W. 112th Street, Cleveland, Ohio

Casualty Date Jul 10, 1943
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Solomon Islands	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section L, Row 12, Grave 93
Military Service Number 418 302

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Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2016, World War II Fallen

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Purple Heart - 1943

Name of Award
Purple Heart

Year Awarded
1943

This ribbon will display Multiple Award devices automatically based on the total number of awards listed.

Details Behind Award

Killed in Action, 10 Jul 1943, during operations against Imperial Japanese Forces on New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands.

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