Eugene Ashley High School is a high school just outside

Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the ...

, located in the

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. The facility was opened in the New Hanover County Veteran's Park in 2001. The school was named after

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recipient Sgt.

Eugene Ashley, Jr. Eugene Ashley Jr. (October 12, 1930 – February 7, 1968) was a United States Army Special Forces soldier and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. Ashley joined the Army in ...

, a native of Wilmington who died at age 37 in the battle of

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during the

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. As of the 2015–16 school year, it is 382 students over capacity.

Notable alumni

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outside linebacker * Jack Stoker, Musician
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, Pitcher,

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* {{authority control Public high schools in North Carolina Schools in New Hanover County, North Carolina Schools in Wilmington, North Carolina Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in North Carolina