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NAME Ashton March |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 322856 |
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| UNIT VMSB-244 Radioman / Gunner |
HOME OF RECORD 319 West Somerset Street, Philadelphia, PA |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Emma March |
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| DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA |
ENTERED SERVICE September 22, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA |
DATE OF LOSS April 4, 1943 |
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| REGION Central Pacific |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Midway |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 4 April 1943, March was on a “regularly scheduled flight” when his aircraft (SBD-3 BuNo 03303) crashed into the sea. The cause of the accident was unclear, but March and his pilot, Captain Edwin R. Harper, were both killed. Neither man’s body could be recovered. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Corporal |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
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