World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gordon Asbury
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Caryville, Tennessee
Honored By
Stephen C. Burks
Relationship
Son
SERVED AS A GUNNER'S MATE ABOARD THE USS MONTPELIER CL-57 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, 1943-1946. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLES OF KULA GULF, BOUGAINVILLE, EMPRESS AUGUSTA BAY, SAIPAN, LEYTE AND OKINAWA, AMONG OTHERS. SHOT DOWN KAMIKAZE DURING BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINES OFF LEYTE ISLAND, NOVEMBER 1944.