World War II Honoree

Joseph Runaldo Ashker

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Clayton, New Mexico

Honored By

June Ashker & Family

ENLISTED AT AGE 18. ATTENDED SCHOOL AT THE U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; WENT ON TO SERVE ABOARD THE USS SHASTA AE-6 IN THE PACIFIC, THE U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. THE NAVAL AIR STATION IN KAHALUI, HAWAII AS A PHARMACIST’S MATE 1ST CLASS. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA RIBBON WITH 3 STARS, THE AMERICAN AREA RIBBON, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.