Ashford, Chester Windell

Rank and Name, Water Tender Second Class Chester Windell Ashford.

Unit/Placed in, USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Cruiser, United States Navy.

Chester is born approx. on 14 Aug. 1925 in Missouri.

Father, Warren C. Ashford.

Mother, Audra (Gaines) Ashford.

Sister(s), Eunice D. Winona L. and Quida Ashford.

Brother(s), Harvey Ashford.

Chester enlisted the service in Missouri with service number # 6297188.

Chester was KIA when the Japanese Submarine I-58 Torpedoed the USS Indianapolis and she Sunk at the Philippine Sea on July 30, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Chester is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

He is also Mentioned at U.S.S. Indianapolis National Memorial

Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.

A structure erected in honor of someone whose remains lie elsewhere.

Thanks to, http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/cruisers/pages/uss_indianapolis_ca35_roll_of_honor.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org