World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
George H. Ashford
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Campbell County, Kentucky
Honored By
Bellevue Veterans Club
SERVED WITH THE 427TH BOMB SQUADRON, 303RD BOMB GROUP. DIED ON 9/28/44. ONE OF ELEVEN B-17 AIRCRAFT LOST IN MISSION NUMBER 248 TO MAGDEBURG, GERMANY. LIEUTENANT GEORGE H. ASHFORD WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS OUT OF HIS SEAT ORDERING THE CREW TO BAIL OUT.