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Preston Askew

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Preston Askew

Birth
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Death
9 May 1960 (aged 81)
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Burial
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 47, Lot 168 (soldiers)
Memorial ID
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Parents: Nick A and Pink Askew

ASKEW, PRESTON
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Preston Askew, Corporal, U.S. Army, for distinguished gallantry in action while serving as a member of Company E, 24th Infantry Regiment, against Pulajanes at Tabon-Tabon, Leyte, Philippine Islands, on 24 July 1906.
(D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)
Parents: Nick A and Pink Askew

ASKEW, PRESTON
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Preston Askew, Corporal, U.S. Army, for distinguished gallantry in action while serving as a member of Company E, 24th Infantry Regiment, against Pulajanes at Tabon-Tabon, Leyte, Philippine Islands, on 24 July 1906.
(D.S.M. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit under the provisions of the act of Congress July 9, 1918)


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  • Created by: Tom C.
  • Added: Aug 5, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94856526/preston-askew: accessed ), memorial page for Preston Askew (12 Jan 1879–9 May 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94856526, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Tom C. (contributor 47524987).