The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
D. E. Asby
Rank
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class (Engine), U.S. Navy
Date of Death
June 15, 1951
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class (Engine Mechanic) Asby was a crew member of a PBM-5S2 Catalina patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 40, based in Okurokami, Japan. On June 15, 1951, on returning from a patrol over Korea, his aircraft ran into bad weather and crashed into a mountain in Japan.