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still got a piece of metal in my check,” he told a interviewer on a return from a visit to the Normandy beaches in 1994.
Later he took part in the battles of St Lo, Vire and Brest in France and in Aachen, Germany, where he was wounded for a second time. He remained in the Army after the war and in the Korean War commanded a battalion of the 31st Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Division.
His decorations for service in both wars include the Silver Star, Bronze Star with cluster, Purple Heart with two clusters and the Combat Infantry Badge.
Post-war assignments include NATO staff duty in France from 1956 to 1960 and with the Office of the Army Chief of Staff at the Pentagon from 1961 to 1964 when he retired from active duty. Colonel Cawthon has written many articles on military life in World War II for the American Heritage magazine and a book entitled “Other Clay,” a story about his service with the 116th Infantry.
Since retirement, he resided in Washington, D.C., Alexandria, and Rappahannock County. He is a member of the Retired Officers Association and the Sons of the Revolution.
His marriage in Vienna, Austria, in 1947 ended in divorce. He is survived by a son, Charles, his daughterin-law, Nicole, and two grandchildren, all or Paris, France.
Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Ercelle Ashby
Ercelle Fay Ashby, 68, of Alexandria, died on Thursday, July 18 at Hospice of Northern Virginia.
She was bom on April 3, 1928, in Warrenton, the daughter of Norman H. and Helen A. Kerrick Payne.
Survivors include her husband, Estel H. Ashby of Alexandria; a son and daughter-in-law, Roger S. and Gail Ashby of Amissville; two sisters, Gladys Mae Frazier of Midland and Barbara J. Miller of Bealeton; three brothers, Larry E. Payne of Germany, Wayne N. Payne of Hampton and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Norman E. Payne and James K. Payne and a grandson.
Funeral services were held on
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