Honoring Heroes: The USS Asheville Crew's Monument at Riverside Cemetery

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A new monument unveiled Sunday, March 3, memorializes the brave crew of World War II gunboat, the USS Asheville.

On March 3, 1942, the vessel encountered three Japanese warships returning from the attack on Pearl Harbor. After a lengthy and valiant battle, all 166 crew members were lost in the sea.

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