World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wayne Edward Ashman
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
La Mesa, California
Honored By
The Ashman Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; ABOARD USS BEAVER AS-5, NAVAL HOSPITAL PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, SUBMARINE BASE NAVY 128 PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII; ABOARD USS THORN DD-647 AND USS KNAPP DD-653. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.