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personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead
virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission
part-i-personal-data
first-name: William
middle-name: Wrightson
last-name: Ashburne
suffix:
home-address: Lexington, Va.
county: Rockbridge
birthplace: Norfolk, Va.
date-of-birth: 1907-12-20
race: White
sex: Male
height-ft: 5
height-ins: 8
weight-lbs: 140
marital-status: Married
wife-maiden-name-or-husband
first-name: Ruby
middle-name: C
last-name: Campbell
suffix:
place-of-marriage: Hagerstown Maryland
date-of-marriage:
children-1: William Wrightson Ashburne Jr.
date-of-birth-1:
children-2:
date-of-birth-2:
children-3:
date-of-birth-3:
children-4:
date-of-birth-4:
education
elementary-years:
high-school-years: 3 years
college-years:
other:
degrees:
occupation: Meat Cutter
religious-affiliation: Methodist
citizen-of-what-nation: USA
father-s-name
first-name: William
middle-name: Jackson
last-name: Ashburne
suffix:
mother-s-maiden-name
first-name:
middle-name:
last-name:
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part-ii-military-record
means-of-entry: Enlisted
date-of-entry: 1944-03-29
place-of-entry: Richmond, Va.
rank-at-entry: Seaman
first-served: Navy
branch-of-service: Navy
service-number:
previous-military-education-training-and-service: No
trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states
camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Great Lakes, Shoemaker, California
(Died in hospital in Shoemaker, Cal. 8 months after enterned navy)
promoted
from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Seaman 2nd class to Seaman 1st. Class.
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information-about-overseas-service: Did not get overseas, nor even for duty on a ship, died of cancer of throat eight months after enlisting.
citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: none
circumstances-of-death: Died of Sickness
area-of-place-of-death: Shoemaker Hospital, California
date-of-death: 1944-12-14
any-other-details-known: None
photograph: Yes
next-of-kin
prefix:
first-name: W.J.
middle-name:
last-name: Ashburne
suffix:
address: Lexington, Va.
relationship: Father
people-supplying-this-information
prefix:
first-name: W.J.
middle-name:
last-name: Ashburne
suffix:
address:
people-submitting-this-information
prefix:
first-name: E.P.
middle-name:
last-name: Tompkins
suffix: M.D.
address: Lexington, Va.
