Ashby, James Wesley, HM3

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class

Last Primary NEC
HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman

Last Rating/NEC Group
Hospital Corpsman

Primary Unit
1967-1967, HM-8404, 3rd Bn, 9th Marine Regiment (3/9)

Service Years
1965 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Minnesota

Year of Birth
1944

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Casualty Info

Home Town Park Rapids, MN	Last Address Park Rapids, MN

Casualty Date Jun 01, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Greenwood Cemetery - Park Rapids, Minnesota	Wall/Plot Coordinates 21E 025

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2015, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2015, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2015, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (66-67)/Operation Prairie III
From Month/Year March / 1967	To Month/Year April / 1967
Description Mar 19 – Apr 19; 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operations against the NVA 324B and 341st Divisions in the DMZ. As a result of the sharp actions in PRAIRIE II, the Marines committed as many as five infantry and four artillery battalions to PRAIRIE III.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year March / 1967	To Month/Year April / 1967

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

Personal Memories

My Photos From This Battle or Operation

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