| The "Ashley Five" refers to five members of the B-29 aircraft crew of 30-year old Lt. Gilbert Lamour
Ashley. Their aircraft, #42-65357 ("Shady Lady"/"Double or Nuthin'") was shot down by Russian MiGs
10-12 miles south of Pyongyang (18 miles east of Sariwon) on January 27, 1953. The crew:
- Ashley, 1Lt. Gilbert Lamour - aircraft commander, POW - "Ashley Five"/"71 List"
- O'Meara, A2/C James Joseph - first mission as ECM operator, POW - "71 List"
- Turner, 1Lt. Harold Peter - POW - "Ashley Five"/"71 List"
- Shaddick, 2Lt. John Philip - POW - "Ashley Five"/"71 List"
- Olsen, 1Lt. Arthur Robert - POW - "Ashley Five"/"71 List"
- Ishida, A2/C Hidemaro Saito - POW - "Ashley Five"/"71 List"
- Henry, 1Lt. Dewey Rosenhall - POW/"71 List"
- Schwab, A2/C Edward Anthony - POW/"71 List"
- Pope, A2/C James Dean - POW/"71 List"
- Stevenson, A2/C Frank James - POW/"71 List"
- Weinbrandt, A2/C Robert L. - POW, repatriated during Little Switch
- Abrahamson, A2/C Gerald D. - POW, repatriated during Big Switch
- Miller, SSgt. Lee H. - POW, repatriated during Big Switch
- Stopa, 2Lt. Dewey - died on March 3, 1953 in a POW camp
Some of the crew members were eventually repatriated. Five of them were interrogated by Soviets.
There was a search and recovery attempt to rescue the "Ashley Five", but it failed. The five were:
- 1Lt. Gilbert Ashley
- 1Lt. Harold Turner
- 2Lt. John Shaddick
- 1Lt. Arthur Olsen
- A2/c. Hidemaro Ishida
Read more about the Ashley Five here:
http://www.kpows.com/confirmedalivetheashleyfive.html
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