Huntingdon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Ashman, John David  October 14, 1847
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John David Ashman, former Mount Union resident and a World War II veteran, died suddenly 
in Niagara Falls, N. Y., Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 14, 1847.

He was born in Mount Union on April 1, 1916, the son of Richard and Sue (Whitsel) Ashman. 

Mr. Ashman served for 26 months with the United States Marines. He took part in five 
major engagements in the South Pacific area. 

The funeral service will be held at the Whitsel homestead in Hill Valley, Cromwell 
Township,, on Saturday at 2:30 p. m. Burial will be made in the Orbisonia Cemetery. The 
Madden Wennick Post, American Legion, of Orbisonia will conduct military rites. Friends 
will be received at the Whitsel home from Thursday evening until the funeral service. 

Huntingdon Daily News, page 9, Wednesday, October 15, 1947