Fred Doty Thornburg was born on 6 January 1892, Marion, Ohio. His parents are Mathew D. & Elnora J. Thornburg. Fred D. Thornburg entered service on 1 April 1918. He was living in LaRue, Ohio, at the time of his enlistment. Private (Pvt.) Thornburg attend basic training at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. Here he was trained in Company 32, 8th Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. On 8 June 1918, Pvt. Thornburg would depart New York City with Company F, 332nd Infantry, aboard the RMS Aquitania and sail to Liverpool, England. On 4 July 1918, he would be moved to Company H, 331st Infantry, 83rd Infantry Division, “Thunderbolt.” On 16 July 1918, he saw service with Company C, 331st Infantry and then on 13 Aug 1918, Pvt. Thornburg served with Company K, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, “Big Red One,” until the time of his death.
Pvt. Fred D. Thornburg took part in St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. Pvt. Fred D. Thornburg was killed in action on 4 October 1918. On 6 August 1921, the remains of Pvt. Fred D. Thornburg would arrive in Hoboken, New Jersey, aboard the U. S. A. T. Wheaton, and begin the trip to LaRue. Pvt. Thornburg would be laid to rest in the LaRue Cemetery, Marion County, Ohio.
Pvt. Fred D. Thornburg 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.
Lt. John S. Stock – Died in Service, 1944
John S. Stock was born 16 April 1925, in Marion, Ohio. His parents are Harry F, & Francis Stock. John S. Stock was an avid Boy Scout and served on the staff at Camp Owen in the summer of 1942. John S. Stock enlisted with a deferment in the Army Air Corp., in February 1943, pending his graduation. He did graduate from Harding High School in June of 1943.
John S. Stock entered service on 12 June 1943, at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He would attend training at Keesler Field, Mississippi; Santa Ana, California; Mira Loma Air College at Oxnard, California and primary flight training at Marna Air Field, Tucson, Arizona. He also trained at Williams Air Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Stock was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on 27 June 1944.
During a training flight with a group of P-38 Lightnings, near Coffeyville Army Air Field, Kansas. One of Lt. Stock’s two engines was overheating , so he radioed the control tower for instructions. He was instructed by the tower to bring the plane in. Before reaching the air field, the engine caught on fire. As the fire began to get out of control, Lt. Stock jumped from the aircraft. He was only 100 feet above the ground, therefore his parachute did not have enough time to fully open. Lt. John S. Stock died on 20 October 1944. Lt. John S. Stock is buried in the Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio.
Lt. John S. Stock 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 II Veterans Memorial Wall, at the Marion Cemetery.
Pfc Wayne F. Eibling – World War Two Casualty
Wayne Frederick Eibling was born on 7 April 1917, in Marion, Ohio. His parents are William & Faye F. (Parshall) Eibling of Marion. Wayne attended school at Harding High School. While attending school he was employed as a carrier for the Marion Star. Prior to entering service, Wayne was employed as clerk with Probst Supply Company. Wayne married Ruth (Johnson) on 4 April 1942, in Marion, Ohio.
Wayne F. Eibling entered service on 28 May 1942, at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. He was part of the first 61 men sent to serve their country from Marion County. Wayne was trained and served at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Camp Picket, Virginia; Camp Blanding, Florida; Camp Forrest, Tennessee; Camp Phillips, Kansas. He would leave for overseas duty in April of 1944.
He had attained the rank of Private First Class (Pfc). Pfc. Eibling served with the 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division “Cross of Lorraine.” He would see combat duty at the Battle of Cherbourg and the invasion of Southern France.
On 16 October 1944, Pfc. Wayne F. Eibling would be wounded in action. He sustained shrapnel wounds of which he would not recover. Among his awards are: the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and the Expert Infantryman’s Badge.
Pfc. Wayne F. Eibling is buried in the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France.
Pfc. Wayne F. Eibling 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 II Veterans Memorial Wall, at the Marion Cemetery.
Pfc. Maynard M. Lippincott – Died in Service, 1918
Maynard Mount Lippincott was born in Marion, Ohio, on 13 September 1894. His parents are Mr. & Mrs. Kelly E. Mount. Lippincott was adopted by Mr & Mrs. Samuel. B. Lippincott, when Maynard was 6 years old. Lippincott sold the Marion Daily Star when he was 5 years old! He would graduated from Marion High School in 1911, at the age of sixteen years old. In 1916 he would graduate from Ohio State, earning his Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, in June of 1916. Prior to entering service he was employed at the Marion City, engineer’s office.
Lippincott was part of the Marion Selects, who left for Camp Sherman on 24 June 1918. While in the United States Army, Maynard M. Lippincott would serve with F Company, 309th Combat Engineers, 84th Division “Railsplitters”, American Expeditionary Forces. He attained the rank of Private First Class (Pfc.).
Lippincott related in a letter that he had a difficult voyage across the Atlantic. He said he had to pull guard duty towards the front of the ship and was splashed with water every few minutes. He said that he was sick for several days and that had cost him a chance to be corporal.
Pfc. Maynard M. Lippincott died of lobar pneumonia on 16 October 1918, in Europe. He is buried in the Marion Cemetery. The Marion Daily Star reported, “… Is Taken by Pneumonia Following Influenza Attack.”
Pfc. Lippincott’s remains were returned aboard the U. S. A. T. Wheaton (funeral ship), on 15 December 1920, arriving at Hoboken, New Jersey.
Pfc. Maynard M. Lippincott 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.
First Sergeant Ray J. Kimbel Killed in Action, 1918
Ray James Kimbel was born about 1888. Ray J. Kimbel left Marion, Ohio, when he was seventeen years old for work on a Minnesota ranch. There he enlisted with the Army, in July of 1917. Kimbel was serving as a First Sergeant (1SG) with the 125th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division “Red Arrow,” when he was killed in action.
1SG. Ray J. Kimbel was killed in France, on 9 October 1918. He is buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France
1SG. Ray J. Kimbel 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.
RAY JAMES KIMBEL IS
KILLED ON OCTOBER 9
Former Marionite Meets Death
in Action in France
MARION RELATIVES ARE
NOTIFIED OF DEATH
Information Comes to Marion
County Bank from
Worthington, Minnesota.From the Marion Daily Star dated 11-30-1918
W. Edward Kimbel of No. 237 Chestnut street, received word last evening that his brother, Ray James Kimbel, was killed in action in France, October 9.
The news of the young man’s death came to the Marion County bank from a bank at Worthington Minnesota, the home of the deceased. The Marion bank was asked to locate the relatives of the young man.
Young Kimbel was a son of the late E. S. Kimbel, of Marion. He left here when about seventeen years old for Minnesota, and was on a ranch near Worthington up to the time of his enlistment, a year ago last July. He was first sergeant in the Ninth infantry. He went to France in May. Mr. Kimbel was about thirty years old and single.
A stepmother, Mrs. Isabel Kimbel, and a brother, L. C. Kimbel, reside at No. 337 Chestnut street, and a half-sister, Mrs. Howard Walker, resides at No. 493 west Center street.
Honoring Marion Ohio Veterans 