S1C Stanley L. Foulke, Former Huber Manufacturing Employee, Dies in Service, 1944

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Stanley LeRoy Foulke was born on 20 February 1924, in Marion County, Ohio. His parents are Roy A. & Anna S (Miley) Foulke. Stanley L. Foulke attended Harding High School. He was employed at the Huber Manufacturing Company.

Stanley L. Foulke entered service on 21 July 1943. He joined the United States Navy Reserves and attended boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Illinois. He also saw training at San Bruno, California. He attained the rank of Seaman First Class (S1C). He was sent for overseas service in December of 1943. It was reported that S1C Foulke was killed in a truck accident while serving in the Pacific Theater. He died in service on 30 July 1944. His family was advised that his remains were buried on an island in the Pacific, until the cessation of hostilities.

The Marion Star reported on 7 July 1948, that the remains of Seaman Stanley L. Foulke would arrive the next day for final rest in Marion, Ohio. It appears that S1C Stanley L. Foulke’s remains were returned to Marion for final burial, at the Marion Cemetery.

Stanley L. Foulke is remembered on the Honor Roll, at the Veterans Memorial Park, in Marion, Ohio; on the west wall of the Marion County Courthouse; and on the World War Two Memorial Wall, at the Marion Cemetery.

Pvt. Lester O. Tanner Killed in Action, 1944

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Lester O. Tanner was born on 3 August 1925, in West Virginia. His father is George M. Tanner, who died while Lester was young. Lester’s mother is Mrs. Sylvia Cremeans, who lived in Cheshire, Gallia, Ohio. Lester lived with his grandparents, Albert & Maggie Martin, since he was four years of age. Lester came to Marion with his grandparents, from Point Pleasant, Ohio, in 1940. Lester’s brother, PFC George Tanner, was also serving during the war and was later listed as Missing in Action. Lester O. Tanner had attended Pleasant Township School.

Lester O. Tanner left for Texas at the age of sixteen and entered service in 1942. He was stationed at Camp Wolter, Texas and Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. Lester was sent overseas in September of 1943. Pvt. Tanner was serving with 38th Infantry Regiment “Rock of the Marne,” Second Infantry Division “Second to None.”

The last letter he sent was written on stationery he found in a foxhole. The paper had belonged to a dead German soldier. The paper was described as being of a coarse yellowish paper. Pvt. Lester O. Tanner was reported MIA as of 26 July 1944. He was later reported as Killed in Action on 28 July 1944.

Pvt. Lester O. Tanner is buried in Beale Chapel Cemetery, Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia.
Lester O. Tanner is remembered on the Honor Roll, at the Veterans Memorial Park, in Marion, Ohio; on the west wall of the Marion County Courthouse; and on the World War Two Memorial Wall, at the Marion Cemetery.

Lt. Raymond L. Ferriman, B-24 Pilot, Killed in Training Flight, 1945

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Raymond Lloyd Ferriman was born on 27 March 1922, in Marion County, Ohio. His parents are Charles H. & Bertha A. (Obenour) Ferriman of Marion. Raymond L. Ferriman graduated from Pleasant Township High School. Raymond had two brothers serving during the war; Sgt. Robert Ferriman, stationed in the Philippines with an Engineer unit and PFC Elmer Ferriman. Raymond was employed at the Marion Steam Shovel Company as a molder, prior to entering service. Raymond married Dorothy (Bercaw) Ferriman, of Galion, Ohio, in July 1942.

Raymond L. Ferriman entered service with the Army Air Corps. in September of 1942. Raymond was he was initially trained as a mechanic, in Chicago, Illinois, he was further trained in Indianapolis, Indiana. He went on to attend pre-flight training in San Antonio, Texas. Ferriman also received training at Bonham, Greenville and Ellington Fields in Texas. Raymond L. Ferriman received his pilot wings and a commission as a Second Lieutenant while at Ellington Field, Texas.

Lt. Ferriman was then transferred to Westover Field, Massachusetts and was graduated to First Pilot.
He was then sent to Langley Field, Virginia. While at Langley Field, Lt. Ferriman was assigned to a B-24 Liberator. On a training flight, in July of 1945, his B-24 crashed into the James River near Newport News, Virginia. He and ten other crew members perished on 22 July 1945, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He left behind his wife and two children, who had been living at Buckroe Beach, Virginia (which is near Langley Field), for only two weeks.

Lt. Raymond L. Ferriman is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Galion, Crawford County, Ohio.
Raymond L. Ferriman is remembered on the Honor Roll, at the Veterans Memorial Park, in Marion, Ohio; on the west wall of the Marion County Courthouse; and on the World War Two Memorial Wall, at the Marion Cemetery.

Crew members that perished:
2nd Lt. Raymond L Ferriman, Pilot
2nd Lt. Rosario Ferlita, FL, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Donald E Fisher, NY, Navigator
Flt. Off. Frank C DeMartino, NY, Bombardier
1st Lt Charles L Goerke, IN, Bombardier Instructor
Flt. Off. William D Showalter, WV, Navigator
2nd Lt. Hugh E Leonard, CA, Navigator Instructor
S/Sgt. Ralph E Forney, IN, Flight Engineer Instructor
Sgt. Walter Brown, RI, Radio Operator
Sgt. Keith T Hansen IL, Flight Engineer
Cpl. Wesley Faulkner, KY, Flight Engineer

PFC Landon Ashbrook Killed in Action, 1918

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Landon Ashbrook was born on 12 July 1894, in Delaware, Ohio. Ashbrook was listed as a farm laborer prior to his enlistment. Ashbrook entered service on 2 June 1917, in Delaware, Ohio.

PFC Landon Ashbrook served with K Company, 166th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division “Rainbow.” PFC Ashbrook departed Hoboken, New Jersey, on 31 October 1917, aboard the U. S. S. Agamemnon. He served overseas and took part in the following offensives Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; St Mihiel; Defensive Sector.

PFC Landon Ashbrook was killed in action 12 September 1918. Records indicate that Landon Ashbrook’s remains were buried in Marion Cemetery, American Legion Post 162 Section. There is also a grave marker in the Marlborough Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio, on the family headstone.

PFC Landon Ashbrook is remembered on the Honor Roll, at the Veterans Memorial Park, in Marion, Ohio; and on the World War One Honor Roll, located on the second floor of the Marion County Courthouse.

SSgt. Carl E. Metz, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, Killed in Action, 1944

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Carl Edward Metz was born on 23 January 1919, in Marion County, Ohio. He was born near Meeker on Wildcat Pike. His parents are Delzon & Anna K. (Brookhouse) Metz. Carl graduated from the Montgomery Rural School at Meeker, Class of 1938. Carl had been employed at the Osgood Company.

Carl E. Metz entered service in March of 1942. He was trained at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Carl attained the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSgt.). He was sent overseas in September of 1943.

SSgt. Carl E. Metz was assigned to the 401st Glider Infantry Regiment (GIR), 101st Airborne Division “Screamin’ Eagles.” He was killed in action while assigned to Company E, 401st GIR. He died on 5 July 1944, in Normandy and possibly at the Battle of Carentan, during Operation Overlord.

SSgt. Carl E. Metz is buried in Frame Cemetery in Meeker, Marion County, Ohio.
Carl E. Metz is remembered on the Honor Roll, at the Veterans Memorial Park, in Marion, Ohio; on the west wall of the Marion County Courthouse; and on the World War Two Memorial Wall, at the Marion Cemetery.