Name:
Leon Maurice, Jr. Ashton
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
803954
Unit:
3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
Vermont
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
Plot:
Section F
Row:
Grave:
Site 850
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Leon Maurice Ashton Jr. was born on November 25, 1924, in Walker, Cass County, Minnesota. He was the son of Leon Maurice Ashton and Vera Winona Ashton Withinshaw.
He served in Amphibian
Reconnaissance Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 23, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.