Ashe, Philip Howell – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Philip Howell Ashe.

Unit/Placed in, 93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, Heavy.

Camp Cabanatuan

After the Japanese occupation in 1942, the camp was converted by the Imperial Japanese Army into the Cabanatuan POW Camp. At its height, 8,000 prisoners were detained at this location. The prisoners also included some civilians including one British and one Norwegian citizen. This POW Camp detained prisoners until liberated during the night of January 30, 1945.

The rectangular camp spanned roughly 25 acres and was 800 yards deep by 600 yards wide, divided by a road in the center. The camp consisted of a barracks for Japanese guards, barracks for prisoners, a hospital and water tower enclosed by barbed wire with guard towers.

Philip is born approx. on 1919 in North Carolina.

Father, Asa Ashe.

Mother, Johnny Ashe.

Sister(s), Nancy Ashe.

Brother(s), Ray Ashe.

Philip enlisted the service in South Carolina with service number # O-417679.

Philip died as a POW in Camp Cabanatuan on 20 July, 1942, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, POW Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Philip is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

He also is mentioned at the Cabanatuan Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Rose Hill Cemetery, York, York County, South Carolina, VS.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker