World War II Honoree

Thomas Edward Ashton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ridgewood, New Jersey

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.

Relationship

Shipmates

ELECTRICIAN'S MATE THIRD CLASS, PETTY OFFICER. KILLED WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS TRITON SS-201 ON MARCH 15, 1943. DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART. POST WAR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THREE JAPANESE DESTROYERS ATTACKED A SUBMARINE A LITTLE NORTHWEST OF TRITON'S ASSIGNED AREA, AND SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED AN OIL SLICK, DEBRIS AND ITEMS WITH AMERICAN MARKINGS. THE TRITON WENT DOWN WITH SEVENTY-FOUR OFFICERS AND MEN.