Hero Card 277, Card Pack 24 [pending]
U.S. Army photo (digitally restored), Public Domain
Hometown: Wilmington, NC
Branch: U.S. Army
Unit: Detachment A-101, Company C, 5th Special Forces Group “Green Beret”
Military Honors: Medal of Honor, Purple Heart
Date of Sacrifice: February 7, 1968 - KIA at Lang Vei Special Forces Camp, Quảng Trị Province, Republic of Vietnam
Age: 37
Conflict: Vietnam War, 1959-1975
Story text pending…
Sources
U.S. Department of War: Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Ashley Jr.
We are the Mighty: Medal of Honor March: Remembering SFC Eugene Ashley, Jr.
U.S. Army: Indomitable Valor: Special Forces Heroism during Tet Offensive
United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School: Distinguished Member of the Special Forces Regiment
VA News: Veteran of the Day—Army Veteran Eugene Ashley Jr.
Congressional Medal of Honor Society: Eugene Ashley Jr.
Sandboxx: How a Green Beret Achieved Immortality During One of the Fiercest Battles of The Vietnam War
Burial Site: Find a Grave
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