Ashmun, George Malcolm

Rank and Name, Captain George Malcolm Ashmun.

Unit/Placed in, Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214).

George is born approx. on 21 April 1919 in New Jersey.

Father, Charles Ashmun.

Mother, Mary B. Ashmun.

Brother(s), Charles and John B. Ashmun.

George enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 0-011906.

George was KIA in the Dogfight with the Japanese over New Britain on 3 Jan. 1944, he is honored with an Distinguished Flying Cross, 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.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, https://www.3rdmaw.marines.mil/Units/MAG-13/VMA-214/History/

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