Clifford Tovey Ashby

Military

Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: The Brunette Bunny
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

Revisions

Date
Changes
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

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list