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PVT Edgar John Ashenfelter

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PVT Edgar John Ashenfelter Veteran

Birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Death
8 Jun 1944 (aged 22)
Carentan, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.3593712, Longitude: -0.853173
Plot
• GARDEN OF THE MISSING ~ ARMY ~ ARMY AIR FORCES ~ TABLET 02 / VETERAN 10
Memorial ID
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Private Ashenfelter served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Monday 11/16/1942
• Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
• 35614631

He went Missing In Action in / on:
• The Normandy Invasion during World War II
• Thursday 06/08/1944

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart
• Bronze Star

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Airplane Mechanic

He was the son of:
Lloyd Chauncy Ashenfelter (10/11/1883 - 01/19/1960)
Ida B Whiteman Ashenfelter (06/19/1891 - 07/08/1946)

He was the brother of:
Ellen Elizabeth Ashenfelter (03/25/1919 - 03/28/1919)
Robert L Ashenfelter (02/24/1920 - 03/20/2001)
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***** NOTE *****

If anyone has factual knowledge regarding his:

• City of Birth
• Middle Name

please send it via "Edit / Suggest A Correction" through this memorial. Thank you.

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Private Ashenfelter served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Monday 11/16/1942
• Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
• 35614631

He went Missing In Action in / on:
• The Normandy Invasion during World War II
• Thursday 06/08/1944

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart
• Bronze Star

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Airplane Mechanic

He was the son of:
Lloyd Chauncy Ashenfelter (10/11/1883 - 01/19/1960)
Ida B Whiteman Ashenfelter (06/19/1891 - 07/08/1946)

He was the brother of:
Ellen Elizabeth Ashenfelter (03/25/1919 - 03/28/1919)
Robert L Ashenfelter (02/24/1920 - 03/20/2001)
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***** NOTE *****

If anyone has factual knowledge regarding his:

• City of Birth
• Middle Name

please send it via "Edit / Suggest A Correction" through this memorial. Thank you.

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  • Maintained by: KATHY
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56641937/edgar_john-ashenfelter: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Edgar John Ashenfelter (22 Jan 1922–8 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56641937, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by KATHY (contributor 47029945).