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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ashby Eakin

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Richmond, Virginia

Honored By

Ashby Eakin

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS. EARNED 5 BATTLE STARS AND A NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. PARTICIPATED IN THE LANDINGS AT NORTH AFRICA, THE SINKING OF THE U-616, THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZES AND HIT BY 3, ON APRIL 6, 1945.