2nd Lt. William Meredith Ashley, Jr., USAAF

2nd Lt. William Meredith Ashley, Jr., USAAF
Birthdate:	1922
Death:	May 27, 1944 (21-22) South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States (killed when the B-24 bomber in which he was flying crashed on Mt. Holyoke during a night training flight)
Place of Burial:	Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of William Meredith Ashley and Mary Alida Gouverneur Ludlow Brother of Thomas W. L. Ashley, U.S. Congress

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Historical records matching 2nd Lt. William Meredith Ashley, Jr., USAAF

William M Ashley, Jr in 1930 United States Federal Census

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William's death is noted in the biography of his brother, U.S. Congressman Thomas L. Ashley. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_L._Ashley. Also see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44951978/william-meredith-ashley
William was serving as a second lieutenant in the 471st Bomb Squadron, Army Air Force.
The crash of the B-24 Liberator bomber in which William flew is described at https://www.masslive.com/talk/2011/07/from_the_archives_lost_airmen...

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1922	1922	Birth of 2nd Lt. William Meredith Ashley, Jr., USAAF
1944	May 27, 1944 Age 22	Death of 2nd Lt. William Meredith Ashley, Jr., USAAF South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
????		Burial of 2nd Lt. William Meredith Ashley, Jr., USAAF Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States

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