Lewis A Ashton
Military
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UPL 48979
Robert W. York Crew
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF
L to R: Lewis A. Ashton (G), Robert W. York (P), Harley J. Wilds (G)
This crew was shot down on 29 Sept 1944. York was KIA, the gunners were POW.
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF
L to R: Lewis A. Ashton (G), Robert W. York (P), Harley J. Wilds (G)
This crew was shot down on 29 Sept 1944. York was KIA, the gunners were POW.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37115854
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750758
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Snooks
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Danville, PA 17821, USA | 5 February 1923 | |
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Creil, France | 5 May 1944 | |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
near Julich, Germany | 29 September 1944 | Three planes, all from the 671st Bomb Sq (L), were knocked down, and almost simultaneously, at the target. All three were in the same flight. ... The plane piloted by Lt R.W. York with Staff Sergeants L.A. Ashton and H.J. Wilds as gunners was seen at the target, diving and losing altitude. |
Other Prisoner of War |
Tychowo, Poland | 1 October 1944 | Stalag Luft IV |
Died |
Danville, PA 17821, USA | 12 December 2003 | |
Buried |
Danville, PA | 15 December 2003 | Odd Fellows Cemetery Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
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Changes
Sources
New entry added with details from:
- 9th Air Force Association - 1996 Membership Directory;
- https://www.findagrave.com;
- http://www.416th.com/missions/LoadingList.html;
- http://www.416th.com/MACR_AAR/19440929_43-10165_MACR-9275_York.html;
- MACR 9275