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Pfc. Fred Ashley and Pfc. George H. Buttron, both of C Troop, 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, were the last two troopers of the 2nd Cavalry Group to be lost in action during WW II, May 4, 1945, in Paseka, Czechoslovakia. Pfc. Ashley was listed MIA. Evidence suggests he was later found and buried as unknown.
Tablets of the Missing, Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France.
UPDATE June 16, 2014: We think we have located Fred's grave in France. DNA samples will be collected from relatives to compare with the remains, so he can finally be brought home to his family in Idaho.
UPDATE September 15, 2018: Fred Ashley's remains were positively identified August 27, 2018. They had been mistakenly swapped with the remains of Flight Officer Richard Lane and sent home to the Lane family 72 years ago for burial in their family plot, while Lane's remains were buried in France as unknown but thought to be Ashley. Lane has been returned to his family and Ashley will soon be returning to his.
UPDATE October 20, 2018: Pfc Fred W. Ashley was laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery, Emmett, Idaho.
1943-1945, HHT, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
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