World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert Leslie Ashcraft
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Butler, Kentucky
Honored By
A Grateful American
He was a crew member of USS Halligan (DD-584)on 26 March 1945 while patrolling the waters around Okinawa. He was Killed in Action when Halligan hit a moored mine. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal.