VANWEY, Charles Robert, Pfc.
(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Wednesday Evening, October 11, 1950, page 1, column 4, photo).
Bob VanWey Killed In Action In Korea War
Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey, 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louis E. Mansfield, is Ashland county's fourth Korean war fatality.
A telegram of deep regret was received by Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield last evening from the Secretary of the Army, notifying them that Pfc. VanWey was killed in action in Korea Sept.23.
The young, Ashland soldier, who would have been 19 years old October 25, enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17. He entered services Nov. 2, 1948 and was sent overseas in March, 1949, having been stationbed in Japan prior to being transferred to the Korean Front.
Pfc. VanWey was assigned to the 32nd Infantry Regiment of a medical company.
Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield, who reside at 323 East Ninth street, were guardians of the youth, who had previuosly been a ward of the Children's Home. Bob attended Ashland schools and was a member of First Methodist church.
Local survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Jean Watson of east Libertystreet and Geneva VanWey, a third sister in Mansfield, three brothers, Patrick, Richard, and James, all in custody of the Ashland county child welfare board, and a fourth brother, John VanWey, now stationed with the Army in Germany.
Pfc. VanWey is Ashland county's fourth Korean War fatality. Previously reported killed in action were Sgt. William F. Henry, 33, of Savannah; Pfc. Dwight Curtis White, 21, of Ashland; Pfc. Asa William Smith, of Ashland. [Vine Street neighbor 1950].
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(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Thursday Evening, October 12, 1950).
Give Names of Other Survivors
Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louis E. Mansfield, who was killed in action in Korea on Sept. 23, is survived by his mother, Mrs. Helen Wade of Delton, Mich., and his father, John VanWey Sr. of Toledo, it was learned today
Also survivng is a sister, Mrs. Fred Hout of Mansfield. Pfc. Van Wey was preceded in death bt a baby brother.
Other survivors were reported in yesterday's Times-Gazette.
(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Thursday, May 17, 1951, page 1, column 6).
PLAN MILITARY RITES SATURDAY FOR PFC.
The body of Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey, 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louise E. Mansfield, and Ashland county's fourth Koran was fatality, will arrive in this city Friday noon for funeral services.
Pfc. VanWey was killed in action in Korea on Sept 23, and a telegram of deep regret was received by Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield on Oct. 10, 1950, from the Secretary of teh Army.
The body of the young Ashland soldier is the first of the local Korean war casuslities to be brought back home.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Denbow and Bear Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Saturday. Dr. H.E. Andrews, pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. C.S. Applegath, pastor of the First Methodist church. Burial will be made in the Ashland cemetery.
Military services will be conducted at the grave by the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts.
Dr. Andrews is chaplain of the Legion post.
Pfc. VanWey, who would have been 19 yeras old on Oct. 25, 1950, enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17. He entered the service on Nov. 2, 1948, and was sent overseas in March 1949, having been stationed in Japan prior to being transferred to the Korean front. He was assigned to the 32nd Infantry Regiment of a medical company.
Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield, 323 East Ninth street, were guardians of the youth, who had previuosly been a ward of the Children's Home. Bob attended Ashland schools and was a member of the First Methodist church.
Other survivors include: his mother, Mrs. helen Wade of Detroit, Mich., father, John VanWey Sr.; three sisters, Mrs. Harold Watson of Ashland, Mrs. Fred Hout of Mansfield and Miss Geneva VanWey of Ashland, and four brothers, John VanWey Jr., stationed with the U.S. Army in Germany; Richard, James, and Patrick VanWey of Ashland.
He was preceded in death by another brother, Donald VanWey.
∼PVT Charles Robert Van Wey
32nd Infantry Regiment
MED CO
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: September 23, 1950
Service Number: RA15271312
Born: October 25, 1931
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Ashland, Ohio
Location Or Battle Zone: Seoul
Burial Location
Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Oh
Comments: Private Van Wey was a medic with the Medical Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in South Korea on September 23, 1950. He was the foster son of Louis E. and Helen M. Mansfield, of Ashland, Ohio.
(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Wednesday Evening, October 11, 1950, page 1, column 4, photo).
Bob VanWey Killed In Action In Korea War
Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey, 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louis E. Mansfield, is Ashland county's fourth Korean war fatality.
A telegram of deep regret was received by Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield last evening from the Secretary of the Army, notifying them that Pfc. VanWey was killed in action in Korea Sept.23.
The young, Ashland soldier, who would have been 19 years old October 25, enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17. He entered services Nov. 2, 1948 and was sent overseas in March, 1949, having been stationbed in Japan prior to being transferred to the Korean Front.
Pfc. VanWey was assigned to the 32nd Infantry Regiment of a medical company.
Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield, who reside at 323 East Ninth street, were guardians of the youth, who had previuosly been a ward of the Children's Home. Bob attended Ashland schools and was a member of First Methodist church.
Local survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Jean Watson of east Libertystreet and Geneva VanWey, a third sister in Mansfield, three brothers, Patrick, Richard, and James, all in custody of the Ashland county child welfare board, and a fourth brother, John VanWey, now stationed with the Army in Germany.
Pfc. VanWey is Ashland county's fourth Korean War fatality. Previously reported killed in action were Sgt. William F. Henry, 33, of Savannah; Pfc. Dwight Curtis White, 21, of Ashland; Pfc. Asa William Smith, of Ashland. [Vine Street neighbor 1950].
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(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Thursday Evening, October 12, 1950).
Give Names of Other Survivors
Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louis E. Mansfield, who was killed in action in Korea on Sept. 23, is survived by his mother, Mrs. Helen Wade of Delton, Mich., and his father, John VanWey Sr. of Toledo, it was learned today
Also survivng is a sister, Mrs. Fred Hout of Mansfield. Pfc. Van Wey was preceded in death bt a baby brother.
Other survivors were reported in yesterday's Times-Gazette.
(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Thursday, May 17, 1951, page 1, column 6).
PLAN MILITARY RITES SATURDAY FOR PFC.
The body of Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey, 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louise E. Mansfield, and Ashland county's fourth Koran was fatality, will arrive in this city Friday noon for funeral services.
Pfc. VanWey was killed in action in Korea on Sept 23, and a telegram of deep regret was received by Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield on Oct. 10, 1950, from the Secretary of teh Army.
The body of the young Ashland soldier is the first of the local Korean war casuslities to be brought back home.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Denbow and Bear Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Saturday. Dr. H.E. Andrews, pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. C.S. Applegath, pastor of the First Methodist church. Burial will be made in the Ashland cemetery.
Military services will be conducted at the grave by the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts.
Dr. Andrews is chaplain of the Legion post.
Pfc. VanWey, who would have been 19 yeras old on Oct. 25, 1950, enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17. He entered the service on Nov. 2, 1948, and was sent overseas in March 1949, having been stationed in Japan prior to being transferred to the Korean front. He was assigned to the 32nd Infantry Regiment of a medical company.
Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield, 323 East Ninth street, were guardians of the youth, who had previuosly been a ward of the Children's Home. Bob attended Ashland schools and was a member of the First Methodist church.
Other survivors include: his mother, Mrs. helen Wade of Detroit, Mich., father, John VanWey Sr.; three sisters, Mrs. Harold Watson of Ashland, Mrs. Fred Hout of Mansfield and Miss Geneva VanWey of Ashland, and four brothers, John VanWey Jr., stationed with the U.S. Army in Germany; Richard, James, and Patrick VanWey of Ashland.
He was preceded in death by another brother, Donald VanWey.
∼PVT Charles Robert Van Wey
32nd Infantry Regiment
MED CO
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: September 23, 1950
Service Number: RA15271312
Born: October 25, 1931
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Ashland, Ohio
Location Or Battle Zone: Seoul
Burial Location
Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Oh
Comments: Private Van Wey was a medic with the Medical Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in South Korea on September 23, 1950. He was the foster son of Louis E. and Helen M. Mansfield, of Ashland, Ohio.
VANWEY, Charles Robert, Pfc.
(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Wednesday Evening, October 11, 1950, page 1, column 4, photo).
Bob VanWey Killed In Action In Korea War
Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey, 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louis E. Mansfield, is Ashland county's fourth Korean war fatality.
A telegram of deep regret was received by Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield last evening from the Secretary of the Army, notifying them that Pfc. VanWey was killed in action in Korea Sept.23.
The young, Ashland soldier, who would have been 19 years old October 25, enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17. He entered services Nov. 2, 1948 and was sent overseas in March, 1949, having been stationbed in Japan prior to being transferred to the Korean Front.
Pfc. VanWey was assigned to the 32nd Infantry Regiment of a medical company.
Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield, who reside at 323 East Ninth street, were guardians of the youth, who had previuosly been a ward of the Children's Home. Bob attended Ashland schools and was a member of First Methodist church.
Local survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Jean Watson of east Libertystreet and Geneva VanWey, a third sister in Mansfield, three brothers, Patrick, Richard, and James, all in custody of the Ashland county child welfare board, and a fourth brother, John VanWey, now stationed with the Army in Germany.
Pfc. VanWey is Ashland county's fourth Korean War fatality. Previously reported killed in action were Sgt. William F. Henry, 33, of Savannah; Pfc. Dwight Curtis White, 21, of Ashland; Pfc. Asa William Smith, of Ashland. [Vine Street neighbor 1950].
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(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Thursday Evening, October 12, 1950).
Give Names of Other Survivors
Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louis E. Mansfield, who was killed in action in Korea on Sept. 23, is survived by his mother, Mrs. Helen Wade of Delton, Mich., and his father, John VanWey Sr. of Toledo, it was learned today
Also survivng is a sister, Mrs. Fred Hout of Mansfield. Pfc. Van Wey was preceded in death bt a baby brother.
Other survivors were reported in yesterday's Times-Gazette.
(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Thursday, May 17, 1951, page 1, column 6).
PLAN MILITARY RITES SATURDAY FOR PFC.
The body of Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey, 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louise E. Mansfield, and Ashland county's fourth Koran was fatality, will arrive in this city Friday noon for funeral services.
Pfc. VanWey was killed in action in Korea on Sept 23, and a telegram of deep regret was received by Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield on Oct. 10, 1950, from the Secretary of teh Army.
The body of the young Ashland soldier is the first of the local Korean war casuslities to be brought back home.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Denbow and Bear Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Saturday. Dr. H.E. Andrews, pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. C.S. Applegath, pastor of the First Methodist church. Burial will be made in the Ashland cemetery.
Military services will be conducted at the grave by the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts.
Dr. Andrews is chaplain of the Legion post.
Pfc. VanWey, who would have been 19 yeras old on Oct. 25, 1950, enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17. He entered the service on Nov. 2, 1948, and was sent overseas in March 1949, having been stationed in Japan prior to being transferred to the Korean front. He was assigned to the 32nd Infantry Regiment of a medical company.
Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield, 323 East Ninth street, were guardians of the youth, who had previuosly been a ward of the Children's Home. Bob attended Ashland schools and was a member of the First Methodist church.
Other survivors include: his mother, Mrs. helen Wade of Detroit, Mich., father, John VanWey Sr.; three sisters, Mrs. Harold Watson of Ashland, Mrs. Fred Hout of Mansfield and Miss Geneva VanWey of Ashland, and four brothers, John VanWey Jr., stationed with the U.S. Army in Germany; Richard, James, and Patrick VanWey of Ashland.
He was preceded in death by another brother, Donald VanWey.
∼PVT Charles Robert Van Wey
32nd Infantry Regiment
MED CO
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: September 23, 1950
Service Number: RA15271312
Born: October 25, 1931
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Ashland, Ohio
Location Or Battle Zone: Seoul
Burial Location
Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Oh
Comments: Private Van Wey was a medic with the Medical Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in South Korea on September 23, 1950. He was the foster son of Louis E. and Helen M. Mansfield, of Ashland, Ohio.
(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Wednesday Evening, October 11, 1950, page 1, column 4, photo).
Bob VanWey Killed In Action In Korea War
Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey, 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louis E. Mansfield, is Ashland county's fourth Korean war fatality.
A telegram of deep regret was received by Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield last evening from the Secretary of the Army, notifying them that Pfc. VanWey was killed in action in Korea Sept.23.
The young, Ashland soldier, who would have been 19 years old October 25, enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17. He entered services Nov. 2, 1948 and was sent overseas in March, 1949, having been stationbed in Japan prior to being transferred to the Korean Front.
Pfc. VanWey was assigned to the 32nd Infantry Regiment of a medical company.
Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield, who reside at 323 East Ninth street, were guardians of the youth, who had previuosly been a ward of the Children's Home. Bob attended Ashland schools and was a member of First Methodist church.
Local survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Jean Watson of east Libertystreet and Geneva VanWey, a third sister in Mansfield, three brothers, Patrick, Richard, and James, all in custody of the Ashland county child welfare board, and a fourth brother, John VanWey, now stationed with the Army in Germany.
Pfc. VanWey is Ashland county's fourth Korean War fatality. Previously reported killed in action were Sgt. William F. Henry, 33, of Savannah; Pfc. Dwight Curtis White, 21, of Ashland; Pfc. Asa William Smith, of Ashland. [Vine Street neighbor 1950].
********
(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Thursday Evening, October 12, 1950).
Give Names of Other Survivors
Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louis E. Mansfield, who was killed in action in Korea on Sept. 23, is survived by his mother, Mrs. Helen Wade of Delton, Mich., and his father, John VanWey Sr. of Toledo, it was learned today
Also survivng is a sister, Mrs. Fred Hout of Mansfield. Pfc. Van Wey was preceded in death bt a baby brother.
Other survivors were reported in yesterday's Times-Gazette.
(Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ohio, Thursday, May 17, 1951, page 1, column 6).
PLAN MILITARY RITES SATURDAY FOR PFC.
The body of Pfc. Charles Robert VanWey, 18-year-old foster son of Mayor and Mrs. Louise E. Mansfield, and Ashland county's fourth Koran was fatality, will arrive in this city Friday noon for funeral services.
Pfc. VanWey was killed in action in Korea on Sept 23, and a telegram of deep regret was received by Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield on Oct. 10, 1950, from the Secretary of teh Army.
The body of the young Ashland soldier is the first of the local Korean war casuslities to be brought back home.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Denbow and Bear Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Saturday. Dr. H.E. Andrews, pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. C.S. Applegath, pastor of the First Methodist church. Burial will be made in the Ashland cemetery.
Military services will be conducted at the grave by the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts.
Dr. Andrews is chaplain of the Legion post.
Pfc. VanWey, who would have been 19 yeras old on Oct. 25, 1950, enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17. He entered the service on Nov. 2, 1948, and was sent overseas in March 1949, having been stationed in Japan prior to being transferred to the Korean front. He was assigned to the 32nd Infantry Regiment of a medical company.
Mayor and Mrs. Mansfield, 323 East Ninth street, were guardians of the youth, who had previuosly been a ward of the Children's Home. Bob attended Ashland schools and was a member of the First Methodist church.
Other survivors include: his mother, Mrs. helen Wade of Detroit, Mich., father, John VanWey Sr.; three sisters, Mrs. Harold Watson of Ashland, Mrs. Fred Hout of Mansfield and Miss Geneva VanWey of Ashland, and four brothers, John VanWey Jr., stationed with the U.S. Army in Germany; Richard, James, and Patrick VanWey of Ashland.
He was preceded in death by another brother, Donald VanWey.
∼PVT Charles Robert Van Wey
32nd Infantry Regiment
MED CO
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: September 23, 1950
Service Number: RA15271312
Born: October 25, 1931
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Ashland, Ohio
Location Or Battle Zone: Seoul
Burial Location
Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Oh
Comments: Private Van Wey was a medic with the Medical Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in South Korea on September 23, 1950. He was the foster son of Louis E. and Helen M. Mansfield, of Ashland, Ohio.
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