A Farm Boy Joins the Navy: An Oral History, Written Down:...
Ashe Jr, Walter Dee
Commander Walter D. Ashe, Jr., served during World War II and the cold war as a gifted airship pilot. "Dub" Ashe earned the respect of aristocrats, admirals, scientists, fellow pilots and a president's daughter, but none of that seemed possible early in his life. Childhood ended at age seven when his father's death plunged the family into poverty. A math whiz with a photographic memory who also loved fun and sports, Dub missed days and weeks o...