Byrd Ashburn, already a veteran of 26 months service, disappeared along with the plane which he was a crew member while on a mission in the Pacific. He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs A.D. Ashburn. The marker was placed at the Burton-Ashburn cemetery at Silver Point, TN during a memorial service in October 2003.
Picture courtesy of Clara E. Mitchell
Byrd Ashburn
b. 15 August 1920
d. 13 October 1944
Father: Allie D. Ashburn
Mother: Bodie P.
Marker at Burton-Ashburn Cemetery, Hwy 56, Putnam Co., TN
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World War II
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