PARAMARINES Mayenschein, James Fields

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Mayenschein​

• FORENAME

James Fields​

• UNIT

former 1st Marine Parachute Regiment​

• RANK

1st Lieutenant​

• NUMBER

0-16213​

• DATE OF DEATH

28th February 1945​

• AGE

25​

• GRAVESITE

Mount Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

resided Malden County, West Virginia​

born 09.05.1919, Pedro, Ohio, USA (middle name Harold, changed to Fields when entering service)​

1937 graduated Malden High School​

19.01.1938 entered service​

14.06.1941 married Inez (nee Snidow) (1920-2005)​

2 children James Homer (1942-1988) & Patricia (born 1943)​

Next of kin - Wife, Mrs. James F. Mayenshein, Putney, West Virginia​

KIA Iwo Jima, Japan​

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[tripledtech1]

1/2/2026
I am the only grandson of Captain James F. Mayenschein. His daughter, Patricia, is my mother and of this writing she is still alive and well, even though the bio above has her passing in 2003. If you notice, I said Captain even though the bio says 1st Lt. My mother had the pleasure of meeting Chuck Tatum, the author of Red Blood Black Sand. Mr. Tatum served under my grandfather and told my mother that he was promoted to Captain aboard ship before ever reaching the battle. He is buried a 1st Lt., but Chuck calls him Captain Jimmy in his book, and I prefer to trust someone who was there over the official report. Chuck says that they probably declared it a field promotion after his death to save money on insurance payments to my grandmother, but he declared that it was not a field promotion. Either way, I am very proud of my grandfathers sacrifice for his country!

 

[Craig Robertson]

1/2/2026
I am the only grandson of Captain James F. Mayenschein. His daughter, Patricia, is my mother and of this writing she is still alive and well, even though the bio above has her passing in 2003. If you notice, I said Captain even though the bio says 1st Lt. My mother had the pleasure of meeting Chuck Tatum, the author of Red Blood Black Sand. Mr. Tatum served under my grandfather and told my mother that he was promoted to Captain aboard ship before ever reaching the battle. He is buried a 1st Lt., but Chuck calls him Captain Jimmy in his book, and I prefer to trust someone who was there over the official report. Chuck says that they probably declared it a field promotion after his death to save money on insurance payments to my grandmother, but he declared that it was not a field promotion. Either way, I am very proud of my grandfathers sacrifice for his country!

Thanks, i have amended the record above to show your mother is still alive.
Best regards, Craig