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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.
WWII - American Theater
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December / 1941
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September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
