World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Don Webster Ashley
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Amma, West Virginia
Honored By
Thomas Ashley
Relationship
Son
SERVED AS A SIGNALMAN 1ST CLASS ABOARD THE USS LANING IN BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. HE WAS AWARDED SEVERAL DISTINCTIONS, INCLUDING THREE BRONZE STARS, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL, AND THE AMERICAN VICTORY MEDAL.