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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Russell Bradfield Ashley

Hometown

LaPorte City, Iowa

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLIGHT LIEUTENANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS CREW AT THE AGE OF 31 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 1672 HEAVY CONVERSION UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO FB MK. VI (HR572) WAS LOST WITHOUT A TRACE OVER THE ARABIAN SEA NORTHWEST OF KOCHI, KERALA, INDIA ON APRIL 12, 1945. COMMEMORATED ON COLUMN 455 AT THE SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, SINGAPORE AND AT WEST VIEW CEMETERY, LAPORTE CITY, BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA.