Clifford Tovey Ashby
MilitaryAssigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: The Brunette Bunny
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Garland, UT | 14 December 1921 | Son of James Ralph and Elizabeth Tovey Ashby. |
Other Crashed |
Bruning St, Bennington, NE 68007, USA | 16 April 1944 | Taxiing Accident Bruning AAF NE, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Clifford T Ashby, 16-Apr-44. P-47G 42-25264 - 262ABU |
Other Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 24 June 1944 - 14 March 1945 | Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 31 August 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Promotion |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 10 March 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 14 March 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Died |
Chico, CA, USA | 27 April 2008 | |
Nyssa, OR 97913, USA | |||
Buried |
Glen Oaks Memorial Park Chico Butte County CA | Glen Oaks Memorial Park Chico Butte County California, USA |
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Unit Histories
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