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Thomas Williams Ashley

Also Known As: "Thomas W. Ashley"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: June 06, 1918 (24)
Château-Thierry, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France (battlefield casualties)
Place of Burial: Grave No. 88, Section M, Belleau Wood, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Charles Hart Ashley and Gertrude Greenwood Ashley
Brother of Jonathan Porter Ashley; Natalie May Stebbins and Mildred Piper Ashley

Occupation: history teacher & athletic director @ Deerfield Academy
Managed by: Eugene Thomas
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About 2nd Lt. Thomas Williams Ashley

Killed at the Battle of Belleau Wood in France, 1917, during WWI.

Where 2nd Lt. Tom Ashley charged a German machine-gun nest, fought until he was shot through both hips and the abdomen, and bled to death under a tree.


       Battle of Belleau Wood, until June 26 - US 2nd Infantry (including 4th Marine Brigade - 5th and 6th Regiments) and 3rd Divisions  

5th Regiment, 2nd Div

Aisne-Marne Cemetery

ALLEN, JAMES NELSON, Private (A, 5, 65)

ANDERSON, JOSEPH L, Private (A, 10, 88)
ARNETT, THOMAS P, Sergeant (A, 5, 58)
ASHLEY, THOMAS W, 2nd Lieutenant (A, 6, 63)

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2nd Lt. Thomas Williams Ashley's Timeline

1894
January 9, 1894
Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
1918
June 6, 1918
Age 24
Château-Thierry, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France
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American Cemetery, Grave No. 88, Section M, Belleau Wood, France