Captain Ashton Bodden: A life at sea and in service to Cayman
Captain Ashton Bodden was born in Cayman Brac in 1942, at the height of World War II, when German U-boats were active in the Caribbean Sea.
Bodden’s parents, Edgar and Elsie Bodden, raised Ashton, his sister Alex and brother Atlee, in a Christian household where faith, discipline and hard work were non-negotiable. Life in Cayman Brac in the 1940s and 1950s was simple and not easy. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Feb 22, 2026 07:38 PM