From May 7, 2021 14 NBC News by Jill Lyman.
Navy Fireman 3rd Class Welborn Ashby of Centertown, Kentucky, was aboard the USS West Virginia when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor. His remains were finally identified in November 2019. He will finally come home to Centertown, Ky., for burial this Memorial Day.
Mr. Ashby was born in Centertown on October 19, 1917, and nicknamed "Tiddly" because of his fondness of play tiddlywinks. He graduated from Centertown High School in 1936 and enlisted in the Navy in 1940.
He was the first World War II casualty from Ohio County, Kentucky.
The Centertown American Legion and Route 96 through town are named for him.
Visitation and a service will be held at Bevil Brothers Funeral Home in Beaver Dam on May 31 from 10 am to 2 pm.
Welcome Home "Tiddly." --GreGen
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