Lancaster Marine Killed On Battlefield In Korea
Death came to a Lancaster Marine October 2 on a Korean battlefield, the first local casualty in that branch of the armed forces and the second Fairfield Co victim since hositilities began last spring.
Marine Pfc Ralph Edward Ball, 20, lost his life in combat shile serving with the 7th Marine Regiment, his parents, Mr and Mrs Clarence Ball, 531 East Chestnut St, were advised yesterday by telegram from the Defense Department in Washington.
Warfront dispatches of October 2 told of American Marines capturing Uijonbu, a town 12 miles north of Seoul and 20 miles north of the border in the Korean west coastal area, after meeting the heaviest resistance from the North Koreans Reds since the latter's foldup in September.
Whether Ball was a member of elements taking part in this operation was not definitely known.
The Lancaster Marine entered the Corps, July 15, 1948, and left the US six weeks ago for duty in Korea. He had been stationed at Camp LeJeune, NC, Marine Corps training center. He was a member of C Company, First Battalion, 7th Marines overseas.
Mrs Ball said today her son wrote letters postmarked September 2, and September 23 aboard a ship near Korea at the time; that was the last word the Balls had from their son.
Left School To Join
Ball, born July 21, 1930, left Lancaster High School when he was a junior to join the Marines. He had played football there.
Besides his mother and father, who is an operator at Anchor Hocking Glass Corp Plant 2, the Marine leaves there sisters: Mrs Dudley Valentine, Amanda Routel, Mrs Russell Grimm, 571 West Mulberry st, and Weatha Sue, of the home; one brother, Charles William of the home, and his grand parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Ball 1327 East Walnut St.
The other Fairfield Co Korean war casualty was a Lancaster soldier.
WASHINGTON: The Department of Defense identified 660 American casualties in a Korea was list (No 119) released today.
The total included 128 killed or died of wounds, 469 wounded, 19 missing, 4 prisoners of war and 40 injured in war zone accidents.
Death came to a Lancaster Marine October 2 on a Korean battlefield, the first local casualty in that branch of the armed forces and the second Fairfield Co victim since hositilities began last spring.
Marine Pfc Ralph Edward Ball, 20, lost his life in combat shile serving with the 7th Marine Regiment, his parents, Mr and Mrs Clarence Ball, 531 East Chestnut St, were advised yesterday by telegram from the Defense Department in Washington.
Warfront dispatches of October 2 told of American Marines capturing Uijonbu, a town 12 miles north of Seoul and 20 miles north of the border in the Korean west coastal area, after meeting the heaviest resistance from the North Koreans Reds since the latter's foldup in September.
Whether Ball was a member of elements taking part in this operation was not definitely known.
The Lancaster Marine entered the Corps, July 15, 1948, and left the US six weeks ago for duty in Korea. He had been stationed at Camp LeJeune, NC, Marine Corps training center. He was a member of C Company, First Battalion, 7th Marines overseas.
Mrs Ball said today her son wrote letters postmarked September 2, and September 23 aboard a ship near Korea at the time; that was the last word the Balls had from their son.
Left School To Join
Ball, born July 21, 1930, left Lancaster High School when he was a junior to join the Marines. He had played football there.
Besides his mother and father, who is an operator at Anchor Hocking Glass Corp Plant 2, the Marine leaves there sisters: Mrs Dudley Valentine, Amanda Routel, Mrs Russell Grimm, 571 West Mulberry st, and Weatha Sue, of the home; one brother, Charles William of the home, and his grand parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Ball 1327 East Walnut St.
The other Fairfield Co Korean war casualty was a Lancaster soldier.
WASHINGTON: The Department of Defense identified 660 American casualties in a Korea was list (No 119) released today.
The total included 128 killed or died of wounds, 469 wounded, 19 missing, 4 prisoners of war and 40 injured in war zone accidents.
Lancaster Marine Killed On Battlefield In Korea
Death came to a Lancaster Marine October 2 on a Korean battlefield, the first local casualty in that branch of the armed forces and the second Fairfield Co victim since hositilities began last spring.
Marine Pfc Ralph Edward Ball, 20, lost his life in combat shile serving with the 7th Marine Regiment, his parents, Mr and Mrs Clarence Ball, 531 East Chestnut St, were advised yesterday by telegram from the Defense Department in Washington.
Warfront dispatches of October 2 told of American Marines capturing Uijonbu, a town 12 miles north of Seoul and 20 miles north of the border in the Korean west coastal area, after meeting the heaviest resistance from the North Koreans Reds since the latter's foldup in September.
Whether Ball was a member of elements taking part in this operation was not definitely known.
The Lancaster Marine entered the Corps, July 15, 1948, and left the US six weeks ago for duty in Korea. He had been stationed at Camp LeJeune, NC, Marine Corps training center. He was a member of C Company, First Battalion, 7th Marines overseas.
Mrs Ball said today her son wrote letters postmarked September 2, and September 23 aboard a ship near Korea at the time; that was the last word the Balls had from their son.
Left School To Join
Ball, born July 21, 1930, left Lancaster High School when he was a junior to join the Marines. He had played football there.
Besides his mother and father, who is an operator at Anchor Hocking Glass Corp Plant 2, the Marine leaves there sisters: Mrs Dudley Valentine, Amanda Routel, Mrs Russell Grimm, 571 West Mulberry st, and Weatha Sue, of the home; one brother, Charles William of the home, and his grand parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Ball 1327 East Walnut St.
The other Fairfield Co Korean war casualty was a Lancaster soldier.
WASHINGTON: The Department of Defense identified 660 American casualties in a Korea was list (No 119) released today.
The total included 128 killed or died of wounds, 469 wounded, 19 missing, 4 prisoners of war and 40 injured in war zone accidents.
Death came to a Lancaster Marine October 2 on a Korean battlefield, the first local casualty in that branch of the armed forces and the second Fairfield Co victim since hositilities began last spring.
Marine Pfc Ralph Edward Ball, 20, lost his life in combat shile serving with the 7th Marine Regiment, his parents, Mr and Mrs Clarence Ball, 531 East Chestnut St, were advised yesterday by telegram from the Defense Department in Washington.
Warfront dispatches of October 2 told of American Marines capturing Uijonbu, a town 12 miles north of Seoul and 20 miles north of the border in the Korean west coastal area, after meeting the heaviest resistance from the North Koreans Reds since the latter's foldup in September.
Whether Ball was a member of elements taking part in this operation was not definitely known.
The Lancaster Marine entered the Corps, July 15, 1948, and left the US six weeks ago for duty in Korea. He had been stationed at Camp LeJeune, NC, Marine Corps training center. He was a member of C Company, First Battalion, 7th Marines overseas.
Mrs Ball said today her son wrote letters postmarked September 2, and September 23 aboard a ship near Korea at the time; that was the last word the Balls had from their son.
Left School To Join
Ball, born July 21, 1930, left Lancaster High School when he was a junior to join the Marines. He had played football there.
Besides his mother and father, who is an operator at Anchor Hocking Glass Corp Plant 2, the Marine leaves there sisters: Mrs Dudley Valentine, Amanda Routel, Mrs Russell Grimm, 571 West Mulberry st, and Weatha Sue, of the home; one brother, Charles William of the home, and his grand parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Ball 1327 East Walnut St.
The other Fairfield Co Korean war casualty was a Lancaster soldier.
WASHINGTON: The Department of Defense identified 660 American casualties in a Korea was list (No 119) released today.
The total included 128 killed or died of wounds, 469 wounded, 19 missing, 4 prisoners of war and 40 injured in war zone accidents.
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