Gold Star Veterans : California World War II

	Name	State	Date	War	Branch
701	Merlin Thomas Ash	CA	09-24-1944	WW II	Army AF
702	Charlie M Ashburn	CA		WW II	Army
703	Joseph R Ashburn	CA	04-18-1944	WW II	Army AF
704	Ben O Ashby	CA		WW II	Army
705	Charles R Ashby	CA	09-28-1943	WW II	Army
706	Redge J Ashcraft	CA	12-21-1944	WW II	Army
707	Wortham S Ashcroft	CA	02-19-1945	WW II	Marines
708	Josephus Marion Asher II	CA	11-16-1943	WW II	Navy
709	Ben H Ashing	CA	07-28-1942	WW II	Army AF
710	William A Ashland	CA		WW II	Army
711	William C Ashlee	CA		WW II	Army
712	Alva Ashley	CA		WW II	Army
713	Cecil E Ashley	CA		WW II	Army
714	Elmer M Ashley	CA		WW II	Army
715	Gordon B Ashley	CA	04-01-1945	WW II	Army AF
716	James L Ashmore	CA		WW II	Army
717	John D Ashton	CA	01-30-1945	WW II	Army AF
718	Vernon R Askey	CA		WW II	Army
719	Vernon R Askine Jr	CA	07-20-1943	WW II	Army AF
720	Randolph H Aspinwall	CA		WW II	Army

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