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ASHLEY, Fred Warren - Date of
birth
12 January 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Emmett, Gem County, Idaho -
Hometown
Emmett, Gem County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39907750 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
C Troop - 1st Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 May 1945 - Place of
death
Paseka, Czech Republic
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Frederick L. Ashley (father)
Hattie E. (Miner) Ashley (mother)
Raymond M. Ashley (brother)
Ralph L. Ashley (brother)
Clifford W. Ashley (brother)
Bertha M. Ashley (sister)
Floyd M. Ashley (brother)
Phoebe J. Ashley (sister)
Harriett V. Ashley (sister)
Janet L. Ashley (sister)
Hilda Ashley (wife)
More information
Pfc Fred W. Ashley was employed at the Boise Payette Lumber Company before he enlisted in Boise, Idaho on 16 January 1943.On 4 May 1945, Pfc Fred Ashley was reported missing in action while on a reconnaissance mission in former Czechoslovakia. He was mortally wounded. The last time any American saw him, German troops were taking him away.
Shortly after the war, Ashley's family received a letter saying local civilians had discovered Ashley's grave site in Czechoslovakia. An examination, done years later, showed those remains were of F/O Richard Lane. The military was under the impression that Lane was buried in Nebraska with full Military Honors. After analysis was completed, it was found out that Ashley's remains were indeed found. He was laid to rest with full military honors on 20 October 2018 at the Riverside Cemetery in Emmett, Idaho.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Honor your Fathers and Mothers, www.findagrave.com – Coleman / Peter Joseph Braun, www.newspapers.com – The Idaho Statesman - 22 May 1945, https://memorial.2dcavalryassociation.com/ashley-fred-w/
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Emmett High School yearbook 1941, www.findagrave.com – David Gettman, www.findagrave.com – R & S / Andy / Everyone Matters