Eugene Ashley, Jr.
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 56 years ago |
Date of birth | October 12,1930 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Wilmington |
North Carolina | |
United States | |
Date of died | February 7,1968 |
Died | Lang Vei |
Vietnam | |
Parents | Cornelia Ashley |
Eugene Ashley Sr. | |
Places of burial | Rockfish Memorial Park, North Carolina, United States |
Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
Awards | Purple Heart |
Army Medal of Honor | |
Education | Alexander Hamilton High School |
Rank | Sergeant First Class |
Battleswar | Korean War; Vietnam War: Battle of Lang Vei |
Servicebranch | United States Army |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 955829 |
Eugene Ashley, Jr. Life story
Eugene Ashley Jr. was a United States Army Special Forces soldier and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. Ashley joined the Army in 1950, and took part in the Korean War.