Yeshwant Ghadge b. November 16, 1921 d. July 10, 1944 World War II Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Palasgaon, Village, India, he served as a Naik (Corporal) in the 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, Indian Army. At Tiber Valley, Italy, on July 10, 1944, Naik Ghadge commanded a rifle section which came under heavy machine-gun fire at close range which killed or wounded almost all members of the section. Without hesitation Naik Ghadge rushed the machine-gun position, first throwing a grenade which knocked out the machine-gun and then he shot one of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Cassino War Cemetery, Cassino, Provincia di Frosinone, Lazio, Italy Plot: No Known Grave; name is lited at Panel 17 on the Cassino Memorial.
b. November 16, 1921 d. July 10, 1944