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Personal info

Full name
DAUGHTREY, Ashburn James Jr
Date of birth
17 February 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Richmond, Virginia
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia

Military service

Service number
O1296335
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Remerimont, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 27 45

Immediate family

Members
Ashburn J. Daughtrey (father)
Bertie L. (Stone) Daughtrey (mother)
Kenneth J. Daughtrey (brother)

More information

Ashburn J. Daughtrey graduated from John Marshall High School in 1933 where he was a member of the Cadet Corps. He also attended the University of Richmond for eighteen months.

He joined the National Guard in Richmond, Virginia on 3 February 1941.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930/1940 Census / 141aar-June-to-September-1944.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Andy / Kline hill