Asa William “Bill” Shuler was born on September 23, 1922 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. He was the son of Frank Berger Shuler and Mattie Marie Hemp Shuler. Asa entered service in 1942 and was commissioned in 1944 then went overseas. He served in the 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group as a Lieutenant during World War II.

The 362nd Fighter Group flew 17 eight-plane missions on March 18, 1945. The 377th used rockets and strafing to destroy 10 tanks southeast of Bad Kreuznach, and later knocked out a few more through strafing, but Lt. Asa Shuler was killed when his P-47D-28-RA, “Battlin’ Beanie II,” 42-28848, was shot down by flak. The 378th’s day started with a mission that damaged five tanks, followed by a mission to marshalling yards near Ofalzey and Darmstadt where they destroyed six locomotives. Major Richard Cline led the next mission, which caught eight buses, six half-tracks and four trucks before working over the town of Essenheim. The final mission for the 377th knocked out 24 trucks, plus two dug-in armored vehicles and a tank.

LT Shuler is now buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA.

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