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Robert
Leaning
Ashworth
1914-08-23

–

2007-12-28

Born:

, 

Idaho

Home:

Butte

, 

Montana

Buried: 

Coupeville

, 

Washington

Cemetery:

Sunnyside Cemetery

Robert Ashworth graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1938. He retired in 1968 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Headquarters

    Division:

    Area Command, Vietnam

    Action Date:

    March 1966 – August 1967
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 3 (January 23, 1968)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Robert Leaning Ashworth (ASN: 0-21308), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General, Headquarters, Area Command Vietnam, in the Republic of Vietnam, during the period from March 1966 to August 1967.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    U.S. Army Infantry Training Center, Fort Jackson

    Action Date:

    August 1962 – January 1964
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 18 (May 29, 1984)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General Robert Leaning Ashworth (ASN: 0-21308), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Infantry Training Center, Fort Jackson, from August 1962 to January 1964.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    Infantry Battalion

    Regiment:

    193d Glider Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    17th Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    April 10, 1945
    Headquarters, 17th Airborne Division, General Orders No. 45 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Robert Leaning Ashworth (ASN: 0-21308), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion of the 193d Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division, on 10 April 1945, near Stockhausen, Germany. Lieutenant Colonel Ashworth led a battalion in the capture of the estate of Franz Von Papen, who had been expelled from the United States in 1915, and was a master spy and former chancellor of the German Republic, and Vice Chancellor under Adolph Hitler. This action led to the capture of Von Papen and his son the following day. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Ashworth, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    U.S. Army Training Center, Fort Lewis

    Action Date:

    1967 – 1968
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Robert Leaning Ashworth (ASN: 0-21308), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Training Center, Fort Lewis, from 1962 to 1964.