Lloyd Marlen Ash, Sr

Lilah Crowe2019-11-26T12:25:08-06:00

Name: Lloyd Marlen Ash, Sr.
Location of Birth: Floyd, Iowa
Date of Birth: February 2, 1923
Date of Death:
Parents: Howard M. Ash and Elsie (S.A.K.) Ash
High School and Class: 1941 - Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
College: 2 1/2 years in Pharmacy School at Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Branch: Navy
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: November, 1941
Place Sworn In: Des Moines, Iowa
Date of Discharge: November, 1947
Place of Discharge: Charleston, South Carolina

Units and Locations:

Start Date	End Date	Unit(s) and Location(s) Served
November, 1941	December, 1941	United States Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois
January, 1942		Hospital Corps School, Portsmouth, Virginia
		United States Naval Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina
		United States Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia
		Destroyer Detail

Military Highlights:
My assignment to destroyer DD-684 USS Wedderburg. Enlisted from Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Chicago, Illinois. Then to Hospital Corps School in Norfolk, Virginia. Upon completion of course, graduated as HA2 (Hospital Corps 2), transferred to United States Naval Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Later (1 1/2 years) to Norfolk, Virginia and training--destroyer detail. Thence to San Francisco for DD-684 Wedderburg with Johnny Burns (Ohio). Gathered medical records for those assigned to ship. Opened new records for those not found. Also sent letters to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in Washington, D.C. requesting records if available for temporary files. Placed a list of shipmates, officers, and enlisted in medical files for later transfers to ship upon commissioning. First medical rep to go abroad. Made some changes in main sickbay and in below deck storage. Rode the ship through retaking of Philippines, Okinawa, and into Tokoyo Bay for surrender. Retired as a Lieutenant Commander with 25 years of service.