Rank and Name, Seaman First Class Glenn Edwin Ashley.
Unit/Placed in, SS John Burke (Libertyship), Armed Guard.
Glenn is born approx. on 16 Juni, 1923 in Pleasanton, Kansas.
Father, Thomas C. Ashley.
Mother, Nellie L. (Leonard) Ashley.
Sister(s), Stella L. Donna R. and Nellie M. Ashley.
Glenn enlisted the service in Kansas with service number # 6288992.
Glenn was KIA when the SS John Burke was hit and Sunk off the Coast of Mindoro, Philippines by a Kamikaze on 28 Dec. 1944, 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.
Glenn is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to,
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
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
